How do you find a "GOOD" couseler

jumper21 · 09-25-2008, 04:17 PM

How do I find a good couseler?

I have talked to a few and they all are so generic and seem like they want to hear themselves talk. Credentials are great, but i have core issues with the couseler.

Is there a website? or anything?

mommy22 · 09-25-2008, 06:18 PM

I don't know if this will help. We have a close relationship with our family doctor (general practioner). We asked him for a referral and told him exactly what we were seeking (we desired christian counseling). He gave the name of a wonderful counselor. I had had crappy counseling before too. This guy knew his stuff. Perhaps someone else here could give other ideas if this doesn't pan out for you.

827Aug · 09-25-2008, 10:45 PM

I guess I like adventures! In recent years I have totally quit asking friends and acquaintances to recommend people (whether they be doctors, plumbers, mechanics, counselors, ect.) to me. Every time I used one of these highly recommended people, I had disasters. You just wouldn't believe the stories I could tell! So, my new strategy is to pick someone totally at random from the yellow pages. Yep, the first counselor was selected that way and it didn't work out; he was okay, but I just couldn't relate to him very well. The second (and current) therapist was a perfect match for me.

There's another advantage to going to someone completely unknown. You have NO expectations when you walk thru the door.

voivod · 09-26-2008, 01:39 AM

ask him/her how he/she measures success and watch him or her squirm in his/her chair trying to answer.