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How to Choose a Therapist: Tips and Fits

Stop Abuse Campaign

“Therapy” is often used interchangeably with the terms “counseling” and “psychotherapy.” In this article, we’ll discuss how to choose the right therapist for you. What areas do counseling and therapy address? Counseling and psychotherapy are used with virtually all types of mental illness including: . Eating disorders.

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Best books for mental health professionals

Save the Social Worker

What they forgot to teach you at school (School of Life) Quite simply, a beautiful book School of Life has written a beautiful, touching book. The School of Life It’s a perfect book to give to those young adults who are struggling in the transition between school and work. I knew I had to see a therapist.

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DV – When the Teen Fights Back

Gary Direnfeld

He had been to previous therapists. Gary Direnfeld, MSW, RSW gary@yoursocialworker.com www.yoursocialworker.com for counseling and support www.garydirenfeld.com – to build your successful practice Gary Direnfeld is a social worker. Mom never left his father. This fellow left home before reaching twenty. He himself was a gentle fellow.

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Finding and Choosing a Therapist for Yourself or Your Child

Parenthood Understood

Finding and Choosing a Therapist for Yourself or your Child: Way More than You Ever Wanted to Know. Finding a good therapist who is a match for you and your particular needs can be frustratingly difficult. I often help people find therapists, and have found that most have similar questions about the process.

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Does Your Child have GAD?

Gary Direnfeld

The child had only seen individual therapists, none of whom knew of the parent’s own anxiety related to childhood experiences. It was only when the new therapist insisted on meeting with the parents first did the one parent’s issue with anxiety related to their past, emerge. That is the nature of GAD.

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When Little Ones Play Dress-Up

Gary Direnfeld

Hopefully they (the parents) can meet with a therapist to come to understand child development and that gender is expressed on a continuum, that their child will be best served by allowing the child to be their authentic self. gary@yoursocialworker.com www.yoursocialworker.com for counseling and support. Gary Direnfeld, MSW, RSW.

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Challenging Kids? Consider the connection….

Gary Direnfeld

So many therapists addressing concerning child behavior concentrate right there, on the behavior. gary@yoursocialworker.com www.yoursocialworker.com for counseling and support. We keep them clean, fed, stimulated and nurtured. Improvement may be slow or even non-existent. Start with that connection. Gary Direnfeld, MSW, RSW.