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How might someone approach/shop therapists (CBT or otherwise) with the goal being personal growth? I've given thought to how useful a professional opinion may b

by eduren 10y ago

How might someone approach/shop therapists (CBT or otherwise) with the goal being personal growth? I've given thought to how useful a professional opinion may be (most of my barriers are self-inflicted), but I'm unsure about how much I'd get out of it and how to present my needs to the therapist at first. Any advice? PS: If you have any reading/links on the subject handy I'd appreciate it. My searchings have found little.

agentgt 10y ago
Unfortunately for insurance reasons you need some sort of medical reason other than GBAT [+]... luckily there seems to be no end of classifications of ailments and diseases (for better and worse). That is you really can't go to a doctor for not being as successful as you would like to be but you can go if you have some ailment holding you back which is usually the case... ADD, ADHD, Depression, OCD, Anxiety, or Addiction. Addiction these days is pretty rampant and it doesn't just have to be drugs (e.g. it could be Hackernews :) ). As for resources I think I saw Cengage have some info available. I can't find the original content but after googling I found this slideshow: http://www.slideshare.net/eaelliott/chapter-6-action-oriented-approaches http://www.slideshare.net/eaelliott/chapter-6-action-oriente... [+] "Getting Better All the Time"
veritas3241 10y ago
I can't say that I have any links, just personal experience. I've seen the same therapist for 5+ years. He helped me get through my divorce and grow into a much better person. Recently, I've started trying to use him as an accountability mechanism for improving the still remaining ~5% of my life that I wish to continue improving. I've found it to be less effective that I had hoped b/c he's not really serving a function he's trained at nor are our meetings frequent enough to be just-in-time useful (~once/mo.). I suspect a mastermind group of like-minded strangers that meet on a weekly basis would be more effective (and cheaper!).
- eduren 10y ago
  Ah that sounds like an interesting proposal. A sort of personal "Advisory Board".
- nickparker 10y ago
  >I suspect a mastermind group of like-minded strangers that meet on a weekly basis would be more effective (and cheaper!). Lean In Circles[1] are a good example of this mechanism. I haven't looked too deeply into them, but I briefly participated at my school (they're all-inclusive, but focused on women in tech) and it was a very positive experience. They may have some useful data for you on how to effectively practice this idea. [1]: https://leanincircles.org/ https://leanincircles.org/
  - rleonard 10y ago
    Yes I have been in 2 masterminds and both have been great for support and advice. As a result I build a SaaS to help more people connect this way because I believe that the more we help each other the better for everyone. www.eccountability.io

by eduren 10y ago

agentgt 10y ago

Unfortunately for insurance reasons you need some sort of medical reason other than GBAT [+]... luckily there seems to be no end of classifications of ailments and diseases (for better and worse). That is you really can't go to a doctor for not being as successful as you would like to be but you can go if you have some ailment holding you back which is usually the case... ADD, ADHD, Depression, OCD, Anxiety, or Addiction. Addiction these days is pretty rampant and it doesn't just have to be drugs (e.g. it could be Hackernews :) ). As for resources I think I saw Cengage have some info available. I can't find the original content but after googling I found this slideshow: http://www.slideshare.net/eaelliott/chapter-6-action-oriented-approaches http://www.slideshare.net/eaelliott/chapter-6-action-oriente... [+] "Getting Better All the Time"

veritas3241 10y ago

I can't say that I have any links, just personal experience. I've seen the same therapist for 5+ years. He helped me get through my divorce and grow into a much better person. Recently, I've started trying to use him as an accountability mechanism for improving the still remaining ~5% of my life that I wish to continue improving. I've found it to be less effective that I had hoped b/c he's not really serving a function he's trained at nor are our meetings frequent enough to be just-in-time useful (~once/mo.). I suspect a mastermind group of like-minded strangers that meet on a weekly basis would be more effective (and cheaper!).

eduren 10y ago
Ah that sounds like an interesting proposal. A sort of personal "Advisory Board".
nickparker 10y ago
>I suspect a mastermind group of like-minded strangers that meet on a weekly basis would be more effective (and cheaper!). Lean In Circles[1] are a good example of this mechanism. I haven't looked too deeply into them, but I briefly participated at my school (they're all-inclusive, but focused on women in tech) and it was a very positive experience. They may have some useful data for you on how to effectively practice this idea. [1]: https://leanincircles.org/ https://leanincircles.org/
- rleonard 10y ago
  Yes I have been in 2 masterminds and both have been great for support and advice. As a result I build a SaaS to help more people connect this way because I believe that the more we help each other the better for everyone. www.eccountability.io