How To Choose A Competent Therapist

Written by Dave Turo-Shields, ACSW, LCSW


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The only sad part about this story is that is doesn't occur nearly enough. I wished more clients would call or email and interview me just like Sam did. Some therapists never even talk to clients beforerepparttar first interview. Someone else may dorepparttar 130822 intake for them. If a therapist won't talk to you directly if you request it, take heed!

Besidesrepparttar 130823 valuable information from both stories, I want to give you clear guidelines on how to proceed with receivingrepparttar 130824 right help fromrepparttar 130825 right professional.

First, you cannot beat a personal referral. In fact, % of my referrals are word-of-mouth. I was interviewed on a radio talk show atrepparttar 130826 beginning of this year. From that one hour onrepparttar 130827 air, several clients have found their way to me. So, Keep your eyes and ears open for professionals who are headlined onrepparttar 130828 local news, radio and inrepparttar 130829 newspaper.

Many of my clients both online and off have referred to me as a "friend" at some point in our work together. I cannot think of a better compliment. However, though I am a good guy and a good therapist, you certainly would not want to ask me for help if you have bulimia (an eating disorder). Why? I don't have any expertise in this area. Make sense? So make sure thatrepparttar 130830 person your going to consult with, online or off, has expertise in your area of need.

Certainly check that your potential helper is appropriately certified and/or licensed. Keep in mind that unless a psychiatrist has obtained training to provide psychotherapy, they DO NOT receive this as part of their medical training. As a rule of thumb, psychiatrists are trained in evaluation and medication.

So many of you are looking for professional consultation online today. There are several things to look for. There are beginning regulatory guidelines for those practicing on repparttar 130831 net. My site Overcoming Depression is an information and resource site only. However, if you were looking at repparttar 130832 site where I offer professional email consultation (CounselingPros.com) you would first note that there is a picture of me listed up top and right. Underneath that are my credentials and a link for you to verify them withrepparttar 130833 state of Indiana Health Profession's Bureau. Scroll down and you will see my toll-free number where you can actually call to see if I'm a real person ;-) Some professionals also choose to list their snail mail address. For privacy issues (junk mail mostly) I do not do this. For an exhaustive resource on securingrepparttar 130834 best online help I have written a book entitled, "The Online Counseling Consumer's Guide." It's onrepparttar 130835 CounselingPros.com site, it's an e- book and it's free. Help yourself.

Remember,repparttar 130836 care you choose and receive is initially your responsibility. You deserve no less thanrepparttar 130837 best. Go out and get it!



Dave Turo-Shields, ACSW, LCSW is an author, university faculty member, success coach and veteran psychotherapist whose passion is guiding others to their own success in life. For weekly doses of the webs HOTTEST success tips, sign up for Dave’s powerful “Feeling Great!” ezine at http://www.Overcoming-Depression.com


The Inner Dialogue

Written by Remez Sasson


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Try to be aware of your thoughts. Calmly watch what is going in your mind, even if after a few moments you may forget to do that. The inner dialogue goes on even when physically you are engaged with something else. It is not so easy to mentally separate oneself fromrepparttar thoughts and wordsrepparttar 130819 flow throughrepparttar 130820 mind.

Over and over again endeavor to keep your attention of what is going inside your head, and eventually you will be able to become aware ofrepparttar 130821 inner dialogue for longer times. Watchingrepparttar 130822 mind and what is going on inside it develops detachment. Detachment gives a better control ofrepparttar 130823 mind and its chatter.

Whenever you catch yourself conducting a useless, futile conversation with yourself, stop it. Change it to something more useful. Replacerepparttar 130824 subject, andrepparttar 130825 words. It is like running an audiotape. Why not replace it with another tape that you like? Why let this tape play by itself? Changerepparttar 130826 words ofrepparttar 130827 inner dialogue to positive ones about good health, happiness and success.

There is another thing you can do, but this needs concentration and will power. You can try to stop this inner conversation altogether. Try to ignore it and give your mind a vacation. Letrepparttar 130828 mind rest for a little while. Life can certainly go on, even when this dialogue is silenced. For a little while, enjoy some rest fromrepparttar 130829 mind's incessant conversation.

The inner dialogue is fine sometimes, but most ofrepparttar 130830 time it is just incessant useless chatter, which distractrepparttar 130831 attention from what you are doing at each moment. By becoming aware of it, and replacing it with a positive one, or just refusing to become involved with it, you gainrepparttar 130832 ability to control it.

Remez Sasson writes and teaches about spiritual growth, meditation, positive thinking, creative visualization and mind power, and issues a biweekly ezine, "Consciousness and Success". He is the author of two books, "Will power and Self-Discipline" and "Visualize and Achieve".

Website: http://www.SuccessConsciousness.com Subscribe to his ezine : http://www.SuccessConsciousness.com/index_000026.htm Contact: info@successconsciousness.com


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