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How Can I Find a Therapist Who Takes My Insurance?

Often it's difficult to find a therapist who takes your insurance if you don't know where to look. Here's some quick ways that you can find the right therapist who takes your insurance. Find...

Why Do Most Therapists Not Take Insurance?

Taking insurance means automatically that you must not only follow the insurance contract, but you also must follow state and federal guidelines that affect the contracts, and a vast amount of...

Why Does My Therapist Hate Me?

If your therapist seems to "hate" you, "not like you", or give you the impression of some kind of negativity, it may have nothing to do with you. Your therapist may be experiencing: Overwhelm in...

About the Author

Owner of a Mental Health Clinic 30+ years in the US: I am a therapist myself, have many therapists who work in my clinic, have mentored and supervised therapists (and continue to), have met MANY therapists over the years, since I first got started in this business in the 1980's. I have also been a client several times over these decades, and have worked with helpful therapists, not so helpful therapists, and one that was quite damaging. There are a lot of misconceptions concerning therapy, and expectations on both sides need to be realistic. I believe strongly that there is a shortage of therapists in the world, and an even bigger shortage of really good therapists. I also believe that sometimes clients hang on to therapists who aren't good fits for them, and stop sessions with those who are the right fit. I hope that some of the articles I write will be very helpful to clients, potential therapists and current therapists!