Re: Re: now wacko therapists.

I'm not one for over-regulation of anything, but shouldn't that be
controlled just a tad better, or am I nuts?? You don't want to trust
your sanity to some nut-case.


Pam Evans
Kemp, TX
zone 8A
----- Original Message -----
From: Tchessie
Sent: 7/12/2004 9:37:02 PM
To: gardenchat@hort.net
Subject: RE: Re: [CHAT] Re: now  wacko  therapists.

> No- therapist are not required to undergo any therapy themselves.
> Psychoanalysts (that one Fruedian-based approach) do have to go through
> analysis- however, I'm not sure that it improves anything.  There are NO
> regulations on who can call themselves a "therapist"- it is not a regulated
> term in any state that I know of.  Ph.D./PsyD Clinical Psychologists have
> the most therapy training, closely followed by LCSW Social Workers.
> MFT/MFCC (Marriage Family Therapists/Marriage Family Child Counselors)have
> two years of post grad training, and in my opinion the training varies
> remarkably depending on the program.  Psychiatrists are physicians who go
> back to specialize in psychiatry- lots of training about meds, less on
> therapy.
> Also, there are many different approaches to therapy, some valid, other's
> very wacky.  Ask about the persons therapeutic orientation/technique.  Some
> professionals from all of the choices are excellent, but some are not.
> 
> So- pick your "therapist" wisely.  If it doesn't seem right from the
> beginning- find a different one.  Just as in medical school, someone had to
> graduate in the bottom of their class.  Probably isn't the person you want.
> 
> Theresa
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-gardenchat@hort.net [o*@hort.net]On
> Behalf Of gardenqueen@academicplanet.com
> Sent: Monday, July 12, 2004 9:47 AM
> To: gardenchat@hort.net
> Subject: Re: Re: [CHAT] Re: Four O'Clocks, wedding.now wacko therapists.
> 
> 
> But don't therapists have to be analyzed themselves??  Wouldn't this process
> weed out the really severely whacked out ones??
> 
> Pam Evans
> Kemp, TX
> zone 8A
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Melody
> Sent: 7/12/2004 6:00:36 AM
> To: gardenchat@hort.net
> Subject: Re: [CHAT] Re: Four O'Clocks, wedding.now  wacko therapists.
> 
> > Andrea: I can't agree more. It never fails to amaze me how many
> > borderline personality disordered patients go to school to become
> > therapists. These people do an enormous amount of harm, especially if
> > their clients come to them with issues similar to their own...both
> > therapist and client get caught in a very ugly, very vicious cycle of
> > staying bogged down in the past and never moving into the present and
> > looking at the future. Ugh!!
> >
> >
> >  Melody, IA (Z 5/4)
> >
> > "The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious."
> > --Albert Einstein
> >
> >  --- On Sat 07/10, Andrea H < hodgesaa@earthlink.net > wrote:
> > From: Andrea H [mailto: hodgesaa@earthlink.net]
> > To: gardenchat@hort.net
> > Date: Sat, 10 Jul 2004 14:43:38 -0400
> > Subject: Re: [CHAT] Re: Four O'Clocks, wedding..
> >
> > I think that it's a fortunate person that finds the right one, as many
> > as<br>just as whacko as their patients, or worse!
> > LOL!<br>A<br><br>Andrea H<br>Beaufort, SC<br><br><br>----- Original
> > Message ----- <br>From: "Melody"
> > <mhobertm@excite.com><br>To: <gardenchat@hort.net><br>Sent:
> > Saturday, July 10, 2004 11:24 AM<br>Subject: Re: [CHAT] Re: Four
> > O'Clocks, wedding..<br><br><br>> Andrea: I agree...I'd be around the
> > bend and long gone by now if it<br>weren't for my
> > therapist.<br>><br>> Melody, IA (Z 5/4)<br>><br>> "The
> > most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious."<br>>
> > --Albert Einstein<br>><br>> --- On Fri 07/09, Andrea H <
> > hodgesaa@earthlink.net > wrote:<br>> From: Andrea H [mailto:
> > hodgesaa@earthlink.net]<br>> To: gardenchat@hort.net<br>> Date:
> > Fri, 9 Jul 2004 16:19:53 -0400<br>> Subject: Re: [CHAT] Re: Four
> > O'Clocks, wedding..<br>><br>> I'm still working on turning out
> > well Marge! But thanks. And thank God<br>> for<br>great
> > psychiatrists. LOL!<br>A<br>Andrea
> > H<br>Beaufort,<br>> SC<br><br><br>-----
> > Original Message ----- <br>From: "Marge<br>>
> > Talt" <mtalt@hort.net><br>To:<br>>
> > <gardenchat@hort.net><br>Sent: Thursday, July 08,
> > 2004 11:39<br>> PM<br>Subject: Re: [CHAT] Re: Four O'Clocks,
> > wedding..<br><br><br>><br>> Well, gang, I'm
> > trying to play catch up with email and I come on<br>>
> > this<br>> thread! Jesse, Kitty and Andrea, I think you're
> > all in the<br>> wrong<br>> business...you should be
> > walking around these events with<br>> a video<br>>
> > camera and sound recorder - sell them as reality films;<br>> you
> > could<br>> make a fortune.....hysterical to read but I'm
> > sure not<br>> so hysterical<br>> to have to
> > experience!!! Lordy,<br>> lordy.<br>><br>>
> > Families are am
> >
> > azing; just have to wonder how we<br>> all managed to
> > turn<br>> out so well given the people we're
> > related<br>> to. Mine has its moments;<br>> not quite
> > the caliber of yours, but<br>> bet there's hardly one of us
> > who<br>> can't
> > identify!<br>><br>><br>> Marge Talt, zone 7
> > Maryland<br>> mtalt@hort.net<br>>
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