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[quote=Anonymous]pp from 8:42 here and want to answer your most recent questions. Finding a therapist at college is a great idea. She could start with going to the counseling center at school. The counselors there usually meet with students pretty short-term, so what they will likely do (and what I would recommend) is provide referrals in the community. Starting with the counseling center is great though because they will have those good referrals and your dd can find someone who is a good fit and continue to use her insurance normally. She could look up some of the treatment modalities people mentioned here like CBT etc (with your help if you'd like) to think about what she thinks would be helpful for her, and potentially the counseling center could help her find a good fit.

Depending on how this summer goes, you could discuss with your daughter if she would feel comfortable signing a release with this therapist and the school to be able to speak with you if necessary. You could explain to her that this would be in place as a safety mechanism if she ever needed additional help or support, NOT as a way for you to be privy to what goes on in therapy. It sounds like you are very respectful of that as her space and you could explain that. Even with a release, a good therapist will only tell you what you need to know to be helpful to her care - not the ins and outs of what she is sharing in therapy. If she is hesitant, or just generally if it is helpful, you all could speak together to her current therapist who could help her have a better understanding of what signing a release would look like in practice. But this way, if there is ever a crisis etc, her support team is in place. It is helpful for her and the therapeutic process to have her family involved in appropriate ways.

Good luck! [/quote]

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