Posted by Jost on October 30, 2006, at 10:53:11
In reply to Re: Hello, Please Read It . I could use some feedb, posted by alanjacobs on October 30, 2006, at 9:07:50
There are also some places with sliding scales.
Do you live in Philadelphia? You mentioned UPenn in your post on the Psychology board.
Maybe an analytic institute (ie Psychoanalytic Institute)-- they often have psychotherapy with sliding or reduced scales, with their own trainees. These are often experienced therapsts, who want further training after getting a PhD and having practiced some (not always)--
They go through a lot of supervision and their own analysis, so you get someone who's actually very serious and not a beginner at all. They also are there long-term (analytic training takes years and involves learning to work with people long-term). Often people train in the city where they live, too-- so they won't leave after training. You can always ask, too, of course.
That's kind of why I tend to prefer people with analytic t raining (all the Freudian stuff is mostly--not completely, but a lot--passe, so don't worry about that)-- they tend to be better trained, and more motivated to be as good as possible. Of course-- not a guarantee-- by any means.
That's my bias, but well-- I think it gives you a better chance at finding someone good. There are also referrals-- from them-- or other people. But it's best to have some reference-- some way of knowing the person is disciplined and sound.The stuff about your counselling center at the Penn sounds awful-- you do wonder about places sometimes. It's better to have a private therapist ultimately, though. Sorry you had that compounding everything, though.
I dont' go much for the chin up stuff-- it's hard to get the help you need, and not doing well in school and life is not your fault-- some people may look at it that way-- but if you stick with it, you can get to a better place--
Jost
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