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initial session with the clinical psychologist?

OralDiarrhea asked:


so I went to see a clinical psychologist for the first time, I’m trying to figure out whether or not he was good. I’ve never seen a therapist before so it’s hard for me to tell the quality of the session and the therapist. I found out that my therapist currently works at my undergrad college as a counselor and when I went for my initial visit he took most of the time to ask me questions about my life, and how I felt about certain things. He scheduled for another session with me but before I decide on that, how can you judge whether or not this psychologist is good? What are signs to look for if he’s a bad therapist? As a young adult is it good to see a therapist that also works at a college as a counselor? Did it sound like he was decent? Let me know your thoughts….thanks

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3 Responses to “initial session with the clinical psychologist?”

  1. scubasmurf on May 25th, 2009 1:02 am

    He sounds like he was doing all the right kind of staff, encouraging you to share information about yourself and getting to know you, as a college counsellor he’s more likely to be skilled in talking to young adults without patronising or alienating you, which must be a good thing and he’s more likely to be in tune with the sort of issues you may have. Give it a bit of time to judge if it’s going to work out and if he can help you.

    I hope it goes well for you

  2. Tonya L on May 25th, 2009 6:40 pm

    It’s really a personal decision on how you felt. I know I had a counselor once that annoyed me when I went to see her. She’d ask me about my day and my week, but it felt more like how you would talk to a friend. She never asked about my problems. I felt it was a total waste of my time. I wasn’t paying for tea time with a friend. My psychiatrist that I saw previously never listened to what I said and always told me oh thats ok. You have to decide how you felt the session went. Were they asking relevant questions, did you feel relieved at the end of the session, did you feel like it helped a little? Obviously it’s hard to judge after one session but you should have a general sense of whether it was a complete waste of time/money.

  3. Michelle on May 26th, 2009 9:19 am

    It sounds like he did a good job for an initial visit. Before you’re able to really judge your psychologist, I think you need to see him a couple of times to make sure you feel comfortable. If you know the first time there was something that made you feel uncomfortable, I’d say axe it right there. But it sounds like it was just a learning experience of finding what to expect. And being that he works as a college counselor, he’ll probably be able to tend to your needs. Really, it’s all about how YOU feel. If there’s something that doesn’t work for you there, try another. There will be someone that you will click with. It tooke me a couple of different therapists before finding the one I stayed with for almost 4 years.
    Good luck and I hope it works out for you!