A Therapist's Tips for Finding a Therapist | How Do I Find a Therapist?

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Finding a Therapist & Suicide Prevention Services
-National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 24/7/365 crisis and prevention services.
1-800-273-8255
suicidepreventionlifeline.org/
-Open Path Collective: Search engine for sliding fee scale and affordable therapy options
openpathcollective.org/
-Deconstructing the Mental Health System: A Black owned therapist directory for BIPOC providers to connect with BIPOC clients and provide resources for the community. dmhsus.org/find-a-bipoc-thera...
-Psychology Today Therapist Finder: Search engine that helps find therapists in your area. www.psychologytoday.com/us/th...
-Therapy Den: Therapist Search Engine to find Inclusive Therapists in your area. www.therapyden.com/
Inclusive Therapists: Therapist search engine with a focus on inclusivity & safety for folks with marginalized identities.
www.inclusivetherapists.com
Glimmer: A digital wellness platform for LGBTQIA+ folks.
weglimmer.com/#/
-NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness): Provides education, tools, resources, and a help line for people with mental illness.
1-800-950-6264
or text NAMI to 741741
nami.org/
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@brittanywilcox7377 Жыл бұрын

The problem with Open Path that I had was they all list a million specialties and when I reach out about a specific thing they listed (for me it was dissociation and trauma) they didn't actually specialize in that thing. This was incredibly frustrating. Open Path also has a lot of new therapists and inexperienced therapists looking to get more experience, and I don't have the type of problems that can be someone's guinea pig.

@WhatWouldLubitschDo Жыл бұрын

The part about specialties sounds very similar to Psychology Today, unfortunately.

@catenby1785 Жыл бұрын

I am from a small city in South America, so I think most of this resources won’t work for me. I would really appreciate a video on questions to ask a therapist in your first session, or kind of how to make sure they understand what you need from them, and what to do if they don’t provide that! Or maybe what are some not so obvious red flags in therapists

@andrewgonzales1359 Жыл бұрын

Que cuidad?

@catenby1785 11 ай бұрын

@@andrewgonzales1359 no me voy a doxxear lol

@laine80 Жыл бұрын

I feel like I’ve been pretty lucky in finding great therapists. One thing I do once I find one that looks promising, is try to find their website and read the blurb written about them to get a feel for who they are and who they treat. And maybe read some reviews, if there are any.

@meekdynasty7438 Жыл бұрын

Granted I’m alone in the garage smoking weed, but that closing music scared the shit out of me

@FlyToTheRain Жыл бұрын

I believe I used Psychology Today when I was searching my area. Discovered there was an office just down the street from my house that I previously didn't know about which I think really helped me feel like I could do it if I only had to go a couple blocks away instead of driving all the way across town or something.

@cecilross2848 Жыл бұрын

I wish there was more options for people in "therapy deserts". There's so few therapists where I am that there's almost never one taking my insurance. Even when there is, I don't get to choose someone who relates to me or specializes, I choose who takes Medicaid. Because there's so little therapy around here, almost all of my counselors have moved away like 4 months after I meet them. It's just exhausting to seek help and be told no.

@S.A.White... 10 ай бұрын

I'm so sorry. I've had just a small taste of what you're going through and it sucks.

@RJones-tn5vg 9 ай бұрын

My therapist only does online sessions and I am really vibing with it. It removes a lot of barriers to therapy.

@solveig964 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing these resources! As someone who currently just has a psychiatrist and not a therapist, your channel has been extremely helpful in the meantime!

@toni2309 Жыл бұрын

I've kinda given up on finding a suitable therapist. The tips people on the internet usually give me aren't really applicable in my country (Germany), because as therapy is paid for by insurance, things like sliding scale I think aren't really a thing (?), however, I'm having big trouble finding anyone who would be a fit for me who takes national insurance. There are several types of therapy which are not paid by national insurance, and from what I know online councelling isn't all that much of a thing with national insurance either (but maybe that changed?). I'm trans and neurodivergent, and I'm just tired of having to explain everything while my therapist doesn't actually have resources adapted to me. I've kinda found that when I see/hear from a therapist who seems like they might actually be helpful, they tend to be private/self-paid. I have the suspicion that this is a general thing, because those therapists have more freedom in what they can do. Also, I would very strongly prefer a therapist who identifies as non-binary themselves, and I have heard of people who had a non-binary therapist, but finding one in Germany...like, I don't think I know a single out non-binary German therapist.

@phantomvampyressshadowkiss4690 Жыл бұрын

I needed this today I'm looking for my 14 yr old to find her a good therapist for her anxiety

@jaesynn2015 4 ай бұрын

"You're probably going to get a Better Help ad 😐" Haha, yep, right before this video! And I was then asked to what degree I agreed that the Better Help ad was relevant to me. I strongly disagreed.

@roanaway Жыл бұрын

Thank you Mickey!!

@Melissaxorenee Ай бұрын

I have been trying to find a therapist for a very long time now and unfortunately, I signed up for better help, and it was literally so bad that it was funny

@spriddlez Жыл бұрын

This isn't as niche but I found mine through a search engine provided by my insurance provider. I first and foremost wanted a therapist that my insurance would work with reasonably easily so that was a good path for me. For anyone who does have insurance it's another option.

@That_dude_who_knows_some_stuff 6 ай бұрын

I gotta be honest with you I feel like I’ve completely given up on therapy, and I feel like the entire profession is a pile of crap. How many therapist does a person have to go through to find one that’s worth anything

@tenaciousminion8753 11 ай бұрын

In my area, there are too many therapists who are unwilling to use a sliding scale and don't accept insurance

@eddiew2325 3 ай бұрын

Cool cool

@jonanderson738 Жыл бұрын

There's several really good articles out there about how to find a therapist and to shop around if you need to.

@RJones-tn5vg 9 ай бұрын

Any resource you share is going to get slammed with requests! Prior to this video, I had only heard of the list on Psychology Today which is not an exhaustive list and I had also seen a list from an employee resource thing... and the therapists I met that were covered in my employer benefits were weird people that I wasn't going to connect with. The only way to filter was by geography. You are awesome for helping folks find what they need.

@fairygurl9269 Жыл бұрын

Grateful that Therapists Themselves Have Better Resources 💞 *Suffer Less

@launato Ай бұрын

Hi! Thanks for the video. I do have a question maybe you can help me with. How health insurance work to coverage of therapy? I have Aetna and looks like they cover it but I am not sure how to be sure. Thanks !🙏

@Obseye777 Ай бұрын

You didn't say the name of the first one and there's no link here.

@cjknuckles7876 2 ай бұрын

Therapy den is giving error messages when you try to message for a consultation....

@celineduperier3036 3 ай бұрын

What’s wrong with Better Help? I’m really interested to know since so far it’s the only platform I had heard of and I was considering subscribing so… your video is right on time! 🙏

@roccafille Жыл бұрын

Just what I needed. What do you do if you have a therapist but you don't have a good cick? That is the problem im deaing with right now.

@Misdy 8 ай бұрын

I appreciate all of the resources If I may add a suggestion, it is that you talk a little slower. You were going so fast, it’s hard to keep up. Thank you, though.

@itsnotrounditsapyramid 6 ай бұрын

You can always slow the video speed down if it bothers you, sometimes I speed people up because they're talking too slow lol

@zomalfa4363 Жыл бұрын

Now, talk therapy is one thing, but if I go to a therapist with a large collection of dream material, some of which is pretty far out stuff, like a birth from the knee or hermaphrodites appearing, a lay person isn't gonna understand all that, it takes training, do they really have it? Cause I'm sure plenty will say they do and take my money. Am I just wasting my time?

@Isabel-lb9fg 10 ай бұрын

that sounds like you should look for a psychoanalyst, I agree that your run of the mill cbt/dbt therapist won't do dream analysis

@zomalfa4363 10 ай бұрын

This whole world of dreams is there and even doctored professionals seldom even give it a second glance. Why? Is it because most people are afraid of the unconscious so they end up creating a whole bunch of therapies to support that bias?

@User-qn1gs1ig4q62 Ай бұрын

Are there any that help people who aren't in the US the help provided by the NHS in the UK is not anywhere near what it should be but I don't want to use better help which is the only one I see advertised in the UK but I've heard so many horror stories I don't want to touch it but here the only thing I can get I've had and that was 6 sessions of 45 minutes of CBT but as an autistic person it wasn't the kind of help I need

@SM-BSW Жыл бұрын

FYI Mickey, there's a resource called Pineapple Support, which offers affordable/sliding scale therapy for s*x workers! You might want to look them up and add them to your resource list? All of the therapists are well vetted, and take a s*x work is work approach to therapy.