lazyweb: Helpful Interview Qs for a New Therapist

[jesse_the_k]

My mental health therapist is retiring. In the next few weeks I'm scheduled for "brief consults" with possible successors.

I've got a couple questions prepared, and I'd love to know what I don't know to ask.

Have you interviewed therapists? Was there a question/comment which proved useful (or harmful)?

Comments

[pauraque]

A question I've learned to ask is "what schools of therapy do you use/are you trained in?" Even if you're not familiar with all the ones they mention, the key thing is they should mention more than one, and you should be able to establish that they use the techniques that work best for each client rather than trying to crowbar everyone into their one pet theoretical framework.

I hope you find someone great!

[seascribble]

I like this question! When I've asked it, especially for couple's counselling, they gave a brief little explainer of each methodology so that I could look more into it after the call to see how it felt, which is very useful.

Fingers crossed for few interviews and good fits!

Thanks

[jesse_the_k]

These answers are doubling my confidence.

Thanks!

[jesse_the_k]

Crowbar avoidance is crucial.