 | What kind of clients do you work with? Do you work with
adults, children, couples?
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| What are your areas of specialty?
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| What type of therapy do you do?
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| What is your training, and how long have you been practicing?
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| Are you licensed or certified? (Psychiatrists have an M.D. or D.O. {medical
degree}, PhD's are licensed psychologists; Therapists in Washington are certified (tested
and screened) or registered (available to any counselor).
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| Have you worked with these specific issues before? (after describing your issues
briefly).
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| What are your fees and how do you expect payment?
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| Are you covered by my insurance? Will there be a co-pay?
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| When do you expect payment?
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| What is your appointment cancellation policy?
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| When is your first opening?
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| Confidentiality: Therapy is confidential, absolutely and completely, unless
there is danger to yourself or to others, including victimization of a child or
incompetent adult. In those cases, the therapist has the legal duty to report to the
appropriate government agency. Please ask your therapist to explain confidentiality in
your therapy relationship.
DISCLAIMER: Listings on these pages should not be considered to
constitute a recommendation of the therapist or type of counseling
performed. No verification of data provided will be done by this
service. This service is intended as advertising and information
only and does not constitute any guarantees, implied or otherwise,
regarding the outcome of therapy or group attendance.
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