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I wouldn't bother. I have a handful of friends who practice psychotherapy. It seems like the sorts of therapists who get into jobs that accept insurance are often herd-followers. I imagine you're going to want to speak to somebody who can at least kinda understand where you're coming from. (note: that's my own hangups, I could be totally wrong in that advice)
Unless you're actually strapped for cash, I would say that your best bet is to find somebody in your area who practices the sort of therapy you want to explore. I would suggest also that you find somebody who you have to pay well... as that's an indication their books are full.
If you can find one, expect to pay between $100-150/hour for non-insurance. but that's pretty affordable. And... if you have an HSA, then you're just spending pretax money anyway (I guess you probably don't have an HSA).
How did you pick a therapist
I've only ever found one therapist, and he was the perfect match for me. Well, I guess it was two, but I only ever got therapy from the 2nd.
I got on Yelp, looking for "therapy for men". I called the first guy, and said "hey, I know that I've been happy and that I've been sad... but people say they 'feel happy' or 'feel sad' and I don't know what that means to 'feel' feelings, which seems relevant to my needs."
he responded, "well, neat. we're all full up, here... but call this guy, who's a specialist in that sort of thing"
so I called the other guy. he was a trained Hakomi practitioner, and I spent 2 years navigating my thoughts & learning about how to feel my body's feelings. meeting him was an absolute blessing, and I think I orange-pilled him... so hopefully he feels similarly. that relationship was predicated on business, but it was also personally transformative.
I wish you luck. If you want a reference, hmu.
You’re right about therapists that take insurance sadly. None of the ones that take insurance had in-person offices in downtown Austin. It’s all telemedicine - which I hate, because it’s hard to tell if someone is being earnest or not.
I found someone that should be able to help with my immediate query. Long term I’m not sure what kind of help/coaching I want/need yet.
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