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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. Counseling and psychotherapy are used with virtually all types of mental illness including: . Trauma or abuse history or PTSD. Substance abuse disorders.

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It’s Time for a Change in How We Design, Develop, Test and Disseminate Empirically Supported Treatments

Society of Clinical Psychology

One is the sheer volume of people in need of some type of mental health or substance abuse care. Based as they are in the specialist model of mental health care, the empirically supported psychotherapies we have developed are a poor fit for the epidemic of mental health and substance abuse problems that is sweeping over America.