Therapist answers commonly googled questions about therapy

A real therapist answers commonly googled questions about therapy.

Topics discussed:

0:13 - What is therapy like?

1:06 - Why is therapy so expensive?

5:04 - Do therapists make a lot of money?

6:11 - Do therapists go to therapy?

7:34 - Do therapists need a PhD?

8:49 - Why are therapists called shrinks?

9:31 - How do I know if my therapist is good?

9:31 - How do I know if my therapist Is helping me?

9:31 - How do I know if my therapist is right for me?

9:31 - How do I know if my therapist cares about me?

12:26 - What if my therapist doesn’t believe me?

13:39 - What if I tell my therapist I’m suicidal?

16:15 - What if my therapist sees my cuts?

16:59 - What if I see my therapist in public?

18:06 - Why does my therapist yawn?

18:47 - Why is my therapist always late?

19:39 - Why can’t I open up to my therapist?

20:57 - How do therapists diagnose?

21:45 - How do therapists engage difficult clients?

23:09 - Help my therapists is mad at me

24:02 - Help my therapist is an intern

25:39 - Help my therapist In love with me

27:16 - Can I be friends with my therapist?

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Learn more:
* The Daily’s episode on the increasing cost of healthcare: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/02/po...
* Mental Health of America: https://www.mhanational.org
* Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration: https://www.samhsa.gov
* Anxiety and Depression Association of America: https://adaa.org
* International OCD Foundation: https://iocdf.org/ocd-finding-help/fi...
* The TLC Foundation for Body Focused Repetative Behaviors (Hair-pulling, skin-picking): https://www.bfrb.org
* Tourette Association of America: https://tourette.org
* National Eating Disorders Association: https://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org
* Schizophrenia and Related Disorders Alliance of America: https://sardaa.org
* Effective child therapy: https://effectivechildtherapy.org

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