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Asked by: Madie Larrechea
family and relationships bereavementWhat are some questions psychologist ask patients?
- What brings you here?
- Have you ever seen a counselor before?
- What is the problem from your viewpoint?
- How does this problem typically make you feel?
- What makes the problem better?
- If you could wave a magic wand, what positive changes would you make happen in your life?
- Overall, how would you describe your mood?
Considering this, do psychologists talk about their patients?
Basically, the only time most therapists talk about their clients is in supervision or when they are deeply distressed about how a client's life is unfolding. And, then it is about the therapist's feelings of helplessness and what to do next, not the details of the client's issues.
Secondly, is it OK to ask your therapist personal questions?
Another therapist perspective: it's ok to ask semi-personal questions of a therapist, realizing that as a matter of judgment, the therapist may not be able to answer. Regardless of clinical orientation, therapists' codes of professional conduct require us to maintain good boundaries, for the sake of the client.
When deciding on a treatment with your child's therapist: What type of therapy do you think will be of the most help to my child in his/her particular situation? Why? What are the alternative treatments, if any? If you are not recommending any evidence-based treatment, why not?