Is being a therapist an actual skill or are you just getting paid to hear people vent?

[BrothaZay]

I just found out one of my meanest female cousins is now a therapist. Last I saw her we was kids/teens but she definitely was never the “come to me about your problems and I have a solution “ type

I’m starting to think anyone can give someone “therapy”

 

[Rhapscallion Démone]

Maybe she went to a therapist and is no longer mean

 

[The Intergalactic Koala]

It really depends. There are counselors who cap about being "therapists" and there's hardbody therapists who treat patients like fukking Zordon to the power rangers.

There's usually layers to psychology.

 

[degu9089]

An actual licensed therapist usually has thousands of hours of practical experience and schooling. But there are tiers to that shyt. That shytty app better help would give people the equivalent of an online certificate and have them helping people who needed serious intervention. Like all things, if you have the money, you can access the real shyt that would help you for the better.

 

[Braman]

Therapy zealots yall can’t have it both ways.

When yll wanna get people to do therapy what do y’all say ‘it’s just someone to talk to’. Well…

 

[Studious one]

To be honest, it’s both. I think that people under rate how important listening is of a skill. It is the very reason why therapists make so much money. People don’t know how to shut the fukk up and just listen and not give their advice. I personally don’t give advice to people because I don’t want to be responsible for the consequences that do not affect me in no way, shape or form. I just listened. Which is probably the reason why I get the phone calls that I do from family and friends.

 

[Scustin Bieburr]

A therapist who thinks he fixed your problem is a fraud.

A therapist who taught you how you can fix your own problems is the real deal.

The skill is about getting people to look at the patterns in their lives that they tend to miss. It's like when you write an essay, you review it and it looks good, but then you get a friend to review it and they pick up on all the mistakes you missed. A therapist gives you a second perspective and shows you ways you can react differently in those situations--IF that's what you want

 

[cheek100]

I dated a psychiatrist once ONCE
All that level headedness and balanced demeanor went straight out the window

 

[TheGreatMTB]

Therapists guide people on a path of introspection and self-awareness....which is something most people could do by themselves, but if they're too far in denial they might need help. Some people spend their whole lives lying to themselves to the point where they don't even know how to be honest internally.

A therapist can't help you any more than you can already help yourself, because they're just going to ask you questions that prompt you to self-evaluate your life. Also, if you lie to the therapist it'll be the same as lying to yourself. They won't be able to help at all.

If someone is going off the deep end or having thoughts of self harm they should immediately be guided to a professional. For other people it might be helpful to take up journaling or something, and see what a little bit of daily self-reflection can change as a precursor to therapy.

 

[OperationNumbNutts]

With the right training anyone can be a therapist. However, it does take skill to take a bad situation and develop steps to correct it. If it was that simple two things would happen. 1. They'll be out of a job. 2. The world would be a better place cause folks wouldn't react based on fycked up circumstances.

 

[Scustin Bieburr]

Therapists guide people on a path of introspection and self-awareness....which is something most people could do by themselves, but if they're too far in denial they might need help. Some people spend their whole lives lying to themselves to the point where they don't even know how to be honest internally.

A therapist can't help you any more than you can already help yourself, because they're just going to ask you questions that prompt you to self-evaluate your life. Also, if you lie to the therapist it'll be the same as lying to yourself. They won't be able to help at all.

If someone is going off the deep end or having thoughts of self harm they should immediately be guided to a professional. For other people it might be helpful to take up journaling or something, and see what a little bit of daily self-reflection can change as a precursor to therapy.

Exactly.

It's like how you think someone at your work is an a$$hole that's targeting you. But then when someone asks "what's that person's life like?" You suddenly start remembering that person has chronic pain from a car accident, they work 4 hours more than you do and they're going through a divorce. Suddenly you realize that you've been taking that shyt too personally.

 

[Kasper KArr]

A therapist who thinks he fixed your problem is a fraud.

A therapist who taught you how you can fix your own problems is the real deal.

The skill is about getting people to look at the patterns in their lives that they tend to miss. It's like when you write an essay, you review it and it looks good, but then you get a friend to review it and they pick up on all the mistakes you missed. A therapist gives you a second perspective and shows you ways you can react differently in those situations--IF that's what you want

Have you used a therapist? What was your experience?

 

[Thanos]

Therapy is like Journalism

 

[Scustin Bieburr]

Have you used a therapist? What was your experience?

Used one a few years ago while going through a break up that involved me having to move out.

I had a good therapist so it was helpful.

 

[King_Kamala61]

Therapy is a waste of time but makes for a very good sexual fantasy with Dr Chassika Cummins.

"Let's talk about your obsession with Large Black Areolas PortCity Lou...when did it sta-"

"My stepmama was wearing Leopard print lingerie in a very cold house and she lressed me up against the wall wearing Strawberries N Creme lotion and lingering scebt if the same soap!!!"