Its like chiropractics and massages, 90% of them are grifters who make money on feel good placebos. And I say that as someone who is just a test away from being a licensed one.
Its when you find the one who actually is interesting in fixing people and gels with your mind/personality (this is key, most people just pick the first one they find and fail miserably because of it). This includes which discipline they believe in. Psychoanalyists are gonna do things very different from CBT proponents and pro-psychiatrists types.
Heck the "hobby" therapists are a growing field in the last few years and they are leaps and bounds above the old way. Magically, talking about your problems while doing shit like kayaking or cooking goes way further than sitting on a couch.
Its like chiropractics and massages, 90% of them are grifters who make money on feel good placebos. And I say that as someone who is just a test away from being a licensed one.
Its when you find the one who actually is interesting in fixing people and gels with your mind/personality (this is key, most people just pick the first one they find and fail miserably because of it). This includes which discipline they believe in. Psychoanalyists are gonna do things very different from CBT proponents and pro-psychiatrists types.
Heck the "hobby" therapists are a growing field in the last few years and they are leaps and bounds above the old way. Magically, talking about your problems while doing shit like kayaking or cooking goes way further than sitting on a couch.