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How to Choose a Therapist: Tips and Fits

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“Therapy” is often used interchangeably with the terms “counseling” and “psychotherapy.” What areas do counseling and therapy address? Counseling and psychotherapy are used with virtually all types of mental illness including: . Clinical Psychology PHD Student. Eating disorders. Personality disorders.

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Types of Therapy and Mental Health Providers

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MHCs and CSWs often work in community mental health clinics, which are more likely to accept a wider variety of insurance, including Medicaid. . Along with psychotherapy, they can dispense medication if needed to help with the overall course of therapy. Couples counseling. Psychodynamic Psychotherapy. Psychiatrists.

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Am I Depressed? Depression Symptoms, Causes, Therapy

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According to the Mayo Clinic , “depression is a mood disorder that causes a persistent feeling of sadness and loss of interest…it affects how you feel, think, and behave, and can lead to a variety of emotional and physical problems.” . Clinical Depression (AKA Major Depressive Disorder). What is depression? There is help. .

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Creating a Community of Care: Distress, Impairment, and Ethics

Society of Clinical Psychology

Other barriers include denial of problems, lack of time, financial concerns (especially among younger psychologists), difficulty finding resources, and concerns about confidentiality (including fears about reputation and professional status; Bearse, McMinn, Seegobin, & Free, 2013; Good, Khairallah, & Mintz, 2009). doi: 10.1111/j.2044-8341.2012.02070.x.

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Q&A: Technology Use in Mental Health Practice and Research

Society of Clinical Psychology

Samuel Lustgarten on a recent article in Clinical Psychology: Science & Practice : “ Technology use in mental health practice and research: Legal and ethical risks ” (Lustgarten & Elhai, 2018). What legal and ethical risks do you think would be most surprising to the average psychologist in clinical practice?

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My Short Stay in a Mental Health Hospital

Beautiful Voyager

So, I called my psychiatrist’s office and got an answering machine from an evidently-open urgent care clinic. Like Thompson, they filled the day with activities that provided structure and predictability, the two things I needed as much as medication and psychotherapy. Clearly my husband wasn’t. Just call,” he insisted. No one left.