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Honest questions: -why should I use your service when most therapists will still want to talk with me before taking me on as a patient, repeating the same prob
by vwcx 7y ago
Honest questions:
-why should I use your service when most therapists will still want to talk with me before taking me on as a patient, repeating the same problems I am facing and evaluating whether we make a good fit?
-In my experience, a service like Psychology Today is good for narrowing certain qualitatives about a therapist. The challenge isn’t finding a therapist practicing CBT or Gestalt techniques, it’s finding someone I connect with human to human. Is this something your service makes easier?
- dhruvmanchala 7y agoThanks for asking! It sounds like you are a lot more informed about mental healthcare than a lot of people, which is great. Generally, most people don't know what to look for in terms of style or fit, and we're a lot more robust with our search. To answer your questions: 1. We almost always have to reach out to 20+ therapists, and routinely reach out to 30, 40, 50 to find someone with availability and a couple of criteria the user specifies (e.g. good with immigrants, or available Tuesday mornings). Also if someone wants an in-network provider. 2. This would be great, and are thinking about asking providers and users what their communication styles are as a first step. How would you like us to address this? What questions about the therapist would you like answered upfront?