How to Select a Psychologist or Counselor

[unsavioury]

I feel bad for the atheist client!!  This "therapist" seems to have some hostilities and biases against atheists.  Now, I do have a therapist who has an "interest in integrating spiritual and mental health" and has trained at Rosemead, which has a theological component in its program.  However, knowing that I am an atheist, he has respected that and has never once made any attempts to preach or suggest in any way that my problems are "spiritual based", and has never been anything but professional.  A proper therapist will use many evidence-based techniques in their arsenal, and reserve the "faith based" psychology for those who really want it.

I have to admit, I was a little put off by his description of his bio - after all, the person I was referred to couldn't take me (she is fully booked), but referred me to my current therapist, who is also in her practice.  I was really afraid he was going to be like this psychologist poster, hostile and prejudiced toward atheists, and if I got that feeling I would have certainly walked and requested a different therapist.  I am glad that I did give him the benefit of the doubt, because he is actually the best therapist that I have worked with so far.  There is a great deal of mutual respect for each other's beliefs, even if they aren't the same.  I would encourage the therapist who has posted here to learn about atheism and have some empathy, or reject atheist clients, because you certainly can't be helping them in the state of mind you are in.

[Drkuelker]

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admin edit:  I would suggest not using this guy's services.  What good psychologist has time to go around spamming forums?  What one would think it was a good idea?

[DJAkuma]

If I have to deconvert my psychologist do I get to bill them for my time or is it just deducted from the bill?