Recent questions tagged therapy

Description : How do you relax?

Last Answer : Go outside and walk around . I am on my computer too much at times and my upper back, neck and shoulders start to hurt, due to bad posture and leaning into the computer. ( apparently the ... up Balance is important in ones life otherwise too much inactivity will have negative effects on one's body.

Description : Do you know of any reliable online therapy service?

Last Answer : My daughter uses betterhelp.com. She has had good experiences with it. She has had a few therapists, and she said changing therapists is easy. That is important, because it sometimes takes a few ... virtual therapy can work, but you've got to be even more involved than in the traditional setting.

Description : Is it unethical for a licensed therapist to have a weekly show on YouTube?

Last Answer : Forgive me for not understanding the point here, but why would that be unethical?

Description : Is psychotherapy a money making scam?

Last Answer : It's not exactly a scam, but it is pretty expensive and can often not have any results. But for some people it can be very valuable and worth it. At least they didn't ... to something you can do yourself. Also learning Holistic Peer Counseling. And Feldenkrais awareness through movement classes.

Description : What punishment, should a person who groped someone receive?

Last Answer : I think that AT&T bears some of the blame for groping. For years, they had the advertisement Read Out and Touch Someone , which may have tacitly implied that unwanted touching was an acceptable ... start getting into penalties, let's try and classify the offenses in some cogent and consistent way.

Description : Have you tried any Hypnosis session?

Last Answer : Yes. Both my wife and I went to a hypnotist, nutritionist. We both lost about fifty pounds each and got off most of our meds.

Description : Just so you know I finally got a therapist so I'm starting to get real help with all the BS so this might mean bye or no?

Last Answer : Why would this mean bye? You can still come here and ask or answer questions. You can become a valued member of our community.

Description : Heard any Trump jokes lately?

Last Answer : Someone here called Drumpf a genius.

Description : Do you believe in past life regression?

Last Answer : Where I have a big problem with it is that people who say they are in touch with their previous lives are all precious snowflakes that have been chosen, and the rest of us are just unfortunate slobs.

Description : What are some things a client should NOT say to a Licensed Social Worker?

Last Answer : This lifestyle difference absolutely won’t dampen the therapy process if she is at all a competent practitioner. If a personal belief difference is so dramatic as to affect the therapy, she will refer you to another person.

Description : Do you know of anyone diagnosed with any form of cancer who decided to go it alone with no conventional therapy?

Last Answer : answer:I knew 2 people who didn't go with conventional medical treatment after diagnosis. One drank wheat grass juice, ate sparingly an organic vegan diet and passed in six months. The other chose not ... , I imagine they were diagnosed in late stages anyway, and were likely too far gone to treat.

Description : Has anyone else lied to their therapist?

Last Answer : Ask your therapist what would be best for you. They unusually have a feel for what works and what doesn’t.

Description : How do you know if you should go to therapy/couple therapy?

Last Answer : answer:I'm pretty sure that most people who go to therapy occasionally feel like their problems are petty and they should be able to handle them on their own. I've been trying to cut down on seeing ... at all. But after that, I lucked out and found a wonderful therapist who has been very helpful.

Description : Do you see the necessity in couples staying together for the sake of the children?

Last Answer : If the couple is really toxic, I feel divorce is better.

Description : How do you "fire" your therapist?

Last Answer : answer:I have done this, and this is how I went about it. Sit down with a pencil and paper, and come up with as many WH as you can. Ask How did you decide to get into this field? ... inform your prospective therapist that you want to interview him or her, and ask if this would be a good time.

Description : How do you get your inner child to grow up?

Last Answer : You don’t. The whole point of having an inner child is to keep you from turning into an sad old man (person).

Description : What would you look for in a therapist?

Last Answer : answer:I ask them what their philosophy is. Where do they fit in the pantheon of psychology. I ask them how they relate to their patients-looking for a sense of how they interact, how cool or close they ... meeting. I just expect to figure out if I'm willing to try a few more sessions with them.

Description : Are there any therapy clinics or retreats that help straight people be gay?

Last Answer : No, because there is no social premium on straight people becoming gay so there would not be any customers.

Description : Does anyone have any experience with "conscious discipline"?

Last Answer : answer:Just a warning, research the meds they want you to give your son THROUGHLY before you give them to him. So many just take the pills a doctor orders without second thoughts. ... discipline here is some information in video format: http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-4482433245240650484#

Description : Have not been Able to Fully Bend knees since year 2000, Is it good to keep Trying or dangerous?

Last Answer : oh man….go and see a physiotherapist. I think it would be dangerous to keep trying without the correct supervision and prescribed exercised to strengthen your muscles.

Description : How to start a successful therapeutic (mental) business?

Last Answer : Step 1— lots and lots of school then Collage than University. Family therapy sooo your 13 now?, you should be good to go to step-2 by the time your 30–40

Description : Does hypnosis really work as a therapy?

Last Answer : It really varies depending on the individual, but yes, some people find it helpful. Hypnosis by a hypnotherapist didn’t do much for me, but I do use a form of self-hypnosis to deal with anxiety and panic attacks.

Description : What has your experience been with formal psychoanalysis?

Last Answer : Formal Freudian analysis? Yes, six sessions in the late 1970s. I found them to be a complete waste of time, nothing more than verbal sparring matches , Thirty five years later I was ... talking methods require some level of trust and autistic-types will seldom offer that trust to anyone.

Description : How do you find a good therapist?

Last Answer : Ask your primary care physician. They are used to making referrals and usually know of quality clinicians. You could also contact the psychiatric unit at a hospital. They will have recommendations for individual clinicians or outpatient clinics that specifically treat anxiety disorders.

Description : Has anyone heard of/used hypnotherapy to stop "living in the past"?

Last Answer : I don't know about hypnotherapy specifically for this issue, but I think that anything that helps you move through your thoughts, feelings and issues having to do with the past can help you live in the ... can write, therapy, Rx drugs, yoga, AND hypnotherapy. Fight hard, girl! You can do this!

Description : How long is psychotherapy?

Last Answer : It lasts as long as you want it to.

Description : Does anyone here have BPT?

Last Answer : Marsha Linehan at the University of Washington. It's not easy, and it's expensive, because if you can get into the program at all, you must have a lot of attention: groups, your own therapist ... quickly. But this program truly helps. And nothing else has ever done so very consistently. Good luck.

Description : What do you look for in a therapist?

Last Answer : answer:Intellectual acuity and mental agility; if this is someone I’m going to be spending some time with, I want him or her to appreciate wordplay and thoughtplay. Empathy and understanding for the situations I’m likely to be struggling with.

Description : How should a therapist advertise to you?

Last Answer : answer:Tough question. So much of the advertising process is word of mouth and the temperature of the first session or two. Plus, whether the patient is new to therapy or has done it before is a ... marketing for a large, integrated delivery system, so that's where a lot of this is coming from.

Description : Has anyone heard of, or successfully utilitzed, the book, Getting the Love You Want?

Last Answer : I just googled it and it’s all over google and amazon if you want a copy. I’m just a research nerd, I haven’t read it. The previews for it look great though! I hope that helped.

Description : How do people pay for therapy?

Last Answer : Lots of therapists have a sliding scale for people without insurance- also, people licensed as PhDs charge much more than professional counselors, mental health counselors, or social workers. Those people ... the same education level as PhDs, and just didn't pursue the higher level of licensing.

Description : How do you stop an addiction?

Last Answer : You stop, suffer the withdrawal, and take care not to relapse.

Description : Do you believe in the concept of repressed memories?

Last Answer : answer:I have a dear friend whose entire family was torn apart by a repressed memory her older brother had. He somehow hooked up with a psychologist who convinced him that awful things happened to him ... the same since. My short answer? No, I do not believe in the concept of repressed memories.