Episode 13: Therapy consumer guide

Therapy Thoughts

Health & Fitness, Mental Health

4.4 • 651 Ratings

🗓️ 1 October 2018

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Summary

In this episode of Therapy Thoughts we cover the difference between counseling and coaching. We go over the different types of counselors you can work with and what differentiates them by licensure. I provide questions for you to ask your therapist before and during your first session. We explore how to make the most of your first session and a few insider tips. This episode is great for anyone curious about the counseling process, future counseling students, and anyone intimidated by starting a therapeutic relationship. Follow me on instagram @mindfulcounseling and check out my courses for more in depth therapy thoughts at MindfulCounselingSchool.com

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0:00.0	Hey, welcome to the Therapy Thoughts podcast. This is Tiffany Rowe. I'm a licensed clinical mental health
0:05.9	counselor and psychology teacher. I own mindful counseling in ORM, Utah, and I'm on a mission to
0:11.0	break down mental health stigma. Therapy Thoughts is a podcast all about helping you love yourself
0:15.8	and make peace with your mind, body, and food. I'll share some education, tips, interviews, and tools from my
0:22.4	clinical experience so you can improve your mental health. Stay tuned as we change the mental
0:27.3	health game and talk all about therapy.
0:47.0	What's up, my friends? This is episode 13 of therapy thoughts. Tiffany Roe here. I am your hostess,
0:53.8	and this episode is long overdue. This is going to be the consumer guide to counseling. I want to cover the different types of
0:56.3	therapists that you will encounter as someone seeking counseling. I want to talk about their
1:02.6	qualifications and the differences between them. I want to help you succeed in therapy. So I'm
1:07.1	going to give you a couple ideas of how to make the most of it, what to expect your first
1:12.1	session. I want to give you the questions to ask therapists as you're shopping around and really
1:19.2	speak to the fact that you do kind of have to shop around just because of the way mental health
1:23.4	has set up these days. I'm personally trying to change how that's done in my own practice.
1:28.6	So this is your consumer's guide. I'm here to answer the frequently asked questions and hopefully
1:34.2	empower you to get the right kind of mental health support that you need, y'all. So let's jump into the
1:42.2	different types of therapies, different types of counseling that you can
1:47.4	receive out there. First of all, counseling and coaching are two different things. So from a very
1:55.0	straightforward perspective, counseling is a profession that requires a license. You have to have at least a master's
2:06.0	degree. You have to pass a rigorous test. You have to earn thousands and thousands of hours of
2:16.0	supervision and training. You have ongoing checks and balances
2:20.7	and requirements to keep you ethical, up-to-date on research, all that kind of stuff. So,
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