Choosing a Therapist

Meeting Notes, January 2019

What might we look for in a new clinician?Ā  From what I have read and heard from the experts like Sathya Rao from Spectrum, and Andrew Chanen from Orygen, it is the relationship with the therapist that trumps it all, for the therapy to work.

ā€œit may come as no surpriseā€¦ā€¦.that the general skill of the clinician and the match between patient and clinician have much more to do with the long range outcome than the particular technique being appliedā€ (Ann Appelbaum 2006)

Here areĀ some questions you may like to ask a therapist before you actually make an appointment.

I have always said, if after a few sessions you donā€™t feel comfortable with a therapist, then it is probably not right for you and you should try someone else. Trust your gut feelings and this is something to keep in mind when the person you care for decides to ā€œsackā€ their clinician. Often, if they donā€™t feel itā€™s right, it probably isnā€™t.

Judy