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Aug 22, 2020 at 04:43 PM
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My old t left her counseling center and I have been assigned a new t at the same center. She gave me the name of the new t and I looked her up and she is an LAMFT (Licensed Associate Marriage Family Therapist). I am going for individual therapy, I am not married and never have been and I don't have too many family issues really. Is an LAMFT experienced in individual therapy as well? I have a bad feeling about this but I have terrible insurance and this t actually accepts it so I want to try to make this work.
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Aug 22, 2020 at 05:09 PM
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They work with individuals. You don't have to be in a relationship for them to work with you or for them to be effective.
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Aug 22, 2020 at 05:27 PM
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Both Info and No. 3 had MFT degrees and licenses. No difference between them and the LSW or LPC's I saw. It's just the credential.
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Aug 22, 2020 at 05:29 PM
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My therapist has a license in marriage counseling. She does seem to work more with couples and when I asked her if I should meet with someone else, she told me she started out doing individual therapy and could help me. She has been good with the individual therapy.
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Aug 22, 2020 at 05:37 PM
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Oh that's good to hear. Thank you everyone!
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Aug 23, 2020 at 02:23 PM
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I have worked with several. They weren’t good matches for me but it had nothing to do with their degree or licensing. My current T has his Masters in marriage and family therapy and then went on to get his PhD and is a licensed psychologist. He is wonderful. You can still see the heavy MFT leanings in him and he loves facilitating group therapy but he is wonderful as an individual T too.
ETA actually, come to think of it the T’s with MFT training have been more balanced T’s as a general rule. The T I worked with from the same school as current T did not have an MFT background and she was professional and stuff but not great. __________________ There’s been many a crooked path that has landed me here Tired, broken and wearing rags Wild eyed with fear -Blackmoores Night |
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Aug 23, 2020 at 02:40 PM
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Thank you Omers, good to know!
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