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to ask if you know any therapists personally?

53 replies

MissionItsPossible · 17/05/2018 18:41

Do you find them generally stressy/panicky/worrying people? Massive stereotype, I know but I work in a job where I have to deal with people who do different types of courses, all types, but 9 times out of 10 when I have someone crying to me or panicking or getting generally stressed out and dramatic over the tiniest things they turn out to be doing something like Therapeutic Counselling or Child Therapy or along the lines of that. Completely understandable (to me) that training like that could make people all of those things but just wondering if anyone else thinks the same.

On a side note, the nastiest people tend to be training as yoga teachers (not nearly as prominent as the above example though).

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PerfectlySymmetricalButtocks · 18/05/2018 14:40

And, slightly OT, cystic fibrosis dieticians are very thin. An observation by DS1 with CF. 😂

2cats2many · 18/05/2018 14:42

I know quite a few and, like other people, they're a mixed bunch.

I think the issue with judging the profession by the people who sign up for courses is that LOTS of people studying to be therapists should actually just be in therapy themselves. In my view, college should be more rigorous in weeding out people who aren't suitable. Unfortunately they're in such dire financial straights, they'll take anyone that can pay the fees.

Calmingvibrations · 18/05/2018 17:31

The worst so I’m told, are the authors of self help / crystal healing / reiki type books. A good friend works in publishing and according to her they are all bat shit... and not in a good way

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