Re: Re: Re: now wacko therapists.

Check out this link. This explains it better than I can.

A
http://www.medfriendly.com/doctorofosteopathy.html#whatisit
Andrea H
Beaufort, SC


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "SueNY" <sue.nyc@att.net>
To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
Sent: Tuesday, July 13, 2004 2:41 PM
Subject: Re: Re: [CHAT] Re: now wacko therapists.


> What is a "D.O"?
>
> SueNY
>   ----- Original Message -----
>   From: Andrea H
>   To: gardenchat@hort.net
>   Sent: Tuesday, July 13, 2004 9:44 AM
>   Subject: Re: Re: [CHAT] Re: now wacko therapists.
>
>
>   hear hear! My psychiatrist is actually a D.O. so she spent time doing
>   everything, rather than just psych and drug training. She also went
through
>   major therapy and still is in it. Now of course she didn't share all
this
>   with me immediately, as that would have been unprofessional  but I've
been
>   with her almost 7 years now and of course we've discussed some of her
life
>   lessons as well. She's one of the most amazing women I've ever met, but
I
>   finally figured out she's also human, which makes therapy even better.
>
>   I also don't like the whole, I'm a psychiatrist so I only prescribe
>   medication and don't do therapy approach. I want my doctor to do both.
Not
>   send me to someone else to talk to.
>
>
>   A
>
>   Andrea H
>   Beaufort, SC
>
>
>   ----- Original Message -----
>   From: "Tchessie" <tchessie@comcast.net>
>   To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
>   Sent: Monday, July 12, 2004 10:37 PM
>   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: &quot;Marge<br>>
>   > > Talt&quot; &lt;mtalt@hort.net&gt;<br>To:<br>>
>   > > &lt;gardenchat@hort.net&gt;<br>Sent: Thursday, July 08,
>   > > 2004 11:39<br>> PM<br>Subject: Re: [CHAT] Re: Four O'Clocks,
>   > > wedding..<br><br><br>&gt;<br>> Well, gang, I'm
>   > > trying to play catch up with email and I come on<br>>
>   > > this<br>&gt; thread! Jesse, Kitty and Andrea, I think you're
>   > > all in the<br>> wrong<br>&gt; business...you should be
>   > > walking around these events with<br>> a video<br>&gt;
>   > > camera and sound recorder - sell them as reality films;<br>> you
>   > > could<br>&gt; make a fortune.....hysterical to read but I'm
>   > > sure not<br>> so hysterical<br>&gt; to have to
>   > > experience!!! Lordy,<br>> lordy.<br>&gt;<br>&gt;
>   > > Families are am
>   > >
>   > > azing; just have to wonder how we<br>> all managed to
>   > > turn<br>&gt; out so well given the people we're
>   > > related<br>> to. Mine has its moments;<br>&gt; not quite
>   > > the caliber of yours, but<br>> bet there's hardly one of us
>   > > who<br>&gt; can't
>   > > identify!<br>&gt;<br>&gt;<br>> Marge Talt, zone 7
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