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I often help in your communication by "translating." Many conflicts are due to
the misunderstanding of emotional content.
We do not schedule regular appointments in the evening or weekends. But for my regular clients, we will meet with them in the evening or on a weekend if the need arises.
We can meet with you anywhere that gives us privacy and allows for a therapeutic environment. It can be our office, your home or office, or another site. If the need arises, we can also have a phone consultation rather than meeting in person.
We have a waiting room but we use it just to greet clients. We do not schedule appointment back-to-back so no other clients should be around either when you arrive or when you leave. Typically, we greet all of our clients and begin our session within minutes of their arrival.
In most states’ communication between a psychologist and their client is protected by law, comparing it to attorney-client privilege. However, there are generally recognized exception to this confidentiality protection. Psychologists have a “duty to warn” if they learn that a client plans to harm themselves or another person, and psychologists are also legally obligated to report child abuse. It is…
The term mental illness is, historically, a medical term implying problems that may require medical treatment. The term mental illness can be used in reference to those psychological problems such as schizophrenia, other psychotic disorders, possibly bipolar disorder, sometimes severe depression, and occasionally severe personality disturbances. Psychologists tend to not use the term mental illness to describe psychological problems because there is…
The standard procedure is for the mental health professional to conduct one or more interviews with the client and the psychologist may also have the client complete one or more psychological test(s). A diagnosis is then made from the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. We use mainly interviews and frequently do not finalize a diagnosis until the 2nd…
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I often help in your communication by "translating." Many conflicts are due to the misunderstanding of emotional content.
The term mental illness is, historically, a medical term implying problems that may require medical treatment. The term mental illness can be used in reference to those psychological problems such as schizophrenia, other psychotic disorders, possibly bipolar disorder, sometimes severe depression, and occasionally severe personality disturbances. Psychologists tend to not use the term mental illness to describe psychological problems because there is…
In most states’ communication between a psychologist and their client is protected by law, comparing it to attorney-client privilege. However, there are generally recognized exception to this confidentiality protection. Psychologists have a “duty to warn” if they learn that a client plans to harm themselves or another person, and psychologists are also legally obligated to report child abuse. It is…
We can meet with you anywhere that gives us privacy and allows for a therapeutic environment. It can be our office, your home or office, or another site. If the need arises, we can also have a phone consultation rather than meeting in person.
We do not schedule regular appointments in the evening or weekends. But for my regular clients, we will meet with them in the evening or on a weekend if the need arises.
The standard procedure is for the mental health professional to conduct one or more interviews with the client and the psychologist may also have the client complete one or more psychological test(s). A diagnosis is then made from the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. We use mainly interviews and frequently do not finalize a diagnosis until the 2nd…
While selecting a psychologist is similar to selecting any other professional, the relationship you will have with the psychologist is very personal. We advise you to check the psychologist’s credentials, including both training and experience. Make sure to talk to the psychologist directly before making an appointment. Ask questions about the services that will be provided, so you will not…