I googled my therapist

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I would suggest you raise your lack of connection with her--that's the real issue, not whether she's woo-woo or not.

If you're not connecting, she can give you a referral to someone who might be a better match.

This. Googling only confirmed what you already felt. You are not a good match, and that is okay. Finding a good therapist is like dating. It may take a lot of tries.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Being a psychotherapist doesn’t necessitate a doctorate. There are many licensed masters level therapists: LCSW, LCPC, LMFT but clearly none of those should be referred to as Dr. I’m an LCSW and have a PhD in an unrelated field so technically I’m Dr Larla but I’d NEVER use that in a clinical setting bc it would give the impression I had a PhD in social work.

FWIW I’m not kooky or new age at all and “manifesting” is definitely not a research-based therapeutic intervention! But I also don’t take insurance. Lots of us don’t because we can run more efficient private practices if they are cash pay and clients submit for reimbursement. I know it’s not ideal.

But there’s no indication that the therapist has used “Dr” in a clinical setting. The OP found this on “social media”.

No. It's on the link to the therapy portal. "Dr." Larla Smith is acailable.

It sounds like you don’t like or respect this therapist, so you should get another. You don’t need to justify it.

The therapy portal may be a medical portal that labels all primary-type providers “Dr Last Name.” My doctors office does this, and the two providers I see - a nurse practitioner and a physician assistant are both listed as “Dr Last Name.” It is incorrect, they don’t introduce themselves that way, but the portal is the portal.

[Anonymous]

Jesus Christ just find another therapist because you REALLY need one.

Lol boundaries

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Where did you find this person? I call BS that a medical provider only has a Masters, unless this isn’t a real psychologist/licensed therapist.

MOST therapists only have masters degrees…

But they don’t go by “Dr.”

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Being a psychotherapist doesn’t necessitate a doctorate. There are many licensed masters level therapists: LCSW, LCPC, LMFT but clearly none of those should be referred to as Dr. I’m an LCSW and have a PhD in an unrelated field so technically I’m Dr Larla but I’d NEVER use that in a clinical setting bc it would give the impression I had a PhD in social work.

FWIW I’m not kooky or new age at all and “manifesting” is definitely not a research-based therapeutic intervention! But I also don’t take insurance. Lots of us don’t because we can run more efficient private practices if they are cash pay and clients submit for reimbursement. I know it’s not ideal.

But there’s no indication that the therapist has used “Dr” in a clinical setting. The OP found this on “social media”.

No. It's on the link to the therapy portal. "Dr." Larla Smith is acailable.

It sounds like you don’t like or respect this therapist, so you should get another. You don’t need to justify it.

The therapy portal may be a medical portal that labels all primary-type providers “Dr Last Name.” My doctors office does this, and the two providers I see - a nurse practitioner and a physician assistant are both listed as “Dr Last Name.” It is incorrect, they don’t introduce themselves that way, but the portal is the portal.

This. It’s probably in part the way their booking software is set up.

You seem to be looking for issues. Why not use your super sleuthing skills to find someone that is a better match?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Where did you find this person? I call BS that a medical provider only has a Masters, unless this isn’t a real psychologist/licensed therapist.

MOST therapists only have masters degrees…

But they don’t go by “Dr.”

Totally agree it is VERY unethical to use Dr when you are not

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:You broke trust by violating her boundaries.

I don’t agree with this. It’s completely normal to be curious about your therapist. She (the therapist) knows her clients will Google her.

OK let me put this another way… OP has problems with boundaries and relationships. After five weeks she wasn’t making progress in therapy so decided to figure out what was wrong with the therapist (not herself) so she googled her.

Agree.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You broke trust by violating her boundaries.

I don’t agree with this. It’s completely normal to be curious about your therapist. She (the therapist) knows her clients will Google her.

OK let me put this another way… OP has problems with boundaries and relationships. After five weeks she wasn’t making progress in therapy so decided to figure out what was wrong with the therapist (not herself) so she googled her.

Good point. I had a hunch something was off between us. Her bio lists CBT, DbT and Rogerian theory based approaches. What I have received seems like something I could get from the palm reader on rte 97 for $10.[/quote]

[Anonymous]

Just fork over the money for someone good.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You broke trust by violating her boundaries.

A patient can’t violate a therapist’s boundaries. You don’t know what you are talking about. You sound dim.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You broke trust by violating her boundaries.

A patient can’t violate a therapist’s boundaries. You don’t know what you are talking about. You sound dim.

They have a professional not personal relationship. When OP googled their therapist, they crossed an inappropriate personal boundary.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You broke trust by violating her boundaries.

A patient can’t violate a therapist’s boundaries. You don’t know what you are talking about. You sound dim.

They have a professional not personal relationship. When OP googled their therapist, they crossed an inappropriate personal boundary.

Op admits to having boundary issues.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You broke trust by violating her boundaries.

A patient can’t violate a therapist’s boundaries. You don’t know what you are talking about. You sound dim.

They have a professional not personal relationship. When OP googled their therapist, they crossed an inappropriate personal boundary.

I’m a therapist. I don’t mind if my clients Google me. They will find my current practice, my former practice, my LinkedIn and probably a couple other personal-but-not-inappropriate things. I don’t consider it a boundary violation to look up my license and credentials. I don’t think it is inappropriate to draw conclusions based on someone’s internet presence within reason. I judge the unlocked Facebook most because most therapists understand what a bad idea that is.

It’s pretty ridiculous to say a patient CAN’T village a therapist’s boundaries, though. I’m not sure if you mean that therapists do not have a right to privacy, which I guess we can agree to disagree on. I lock my social media down hard to protect my privacy. Setting boundaries that cannot be enforced (e.g. expecting privacy with public socia media) is a recipe for failure.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You broke trust by violating her boundaries.

Rrsearching public information about a person one is hiring is not at all breaking boundaries. It's also very smart.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Being a psychotherapist doesn’t necessitate a doctorate. There are many licensed masters level therapists: LCSW, LCPC, LMFT but clearly none of those should be referred to as Dr. I’m an LCSW and have a PhD in an unrelated field so technically I’m Dr Larla but I’d NEVER use that in a clinical setting bc it would give the impression I had a PhD in social work.

FWIW I’m not kooky or new age at all and “manifesting” is definitely not a research-based therapeutic intervention! But I also don’t take insurance. Lots of us don’t because we can run more efficient private practices if they are cash pay and clients submit for reimbursement. I know it’s not ideal.

But there’s no indication that the therapist has used “Dr” in a clinical setting. The OP found this on “social media”.

No. It's on the link to the therapy portal. "Dr." Larla Smith is acailable.

It sounds like you don’t like or respect this therapist, so you should get another. You don’t need to justify it.

The therapy portal may be a medical portal that labels all primary-type providers “Dr Last Name.” My doctors office does this, and the two providers I see - a nurse practitioner and a physician assistant are both listed as “Dr Last Name.” It is incorrect, they don’t introduce themselves that way, but the portal is the portal.

Googling your physician, your vet, your therapist, your ANYTHING is actually something everyone should do. Why on earth would you not? That is literally what public info is for. And by google, I mean social media, court records, lawsuits, public commentary, etc. It's your job to decide how to interpret, but the info is there for a reason.