Getting The Right Help

When you are looking for the right help, it can sometimes feel daunting. Here are some tips on getting the right help:

• If paying through insurance, have insurance information available if possible to make it easier to schedule initial appointment.

• Ask questions about practice hours, location, policies, consent for treatment, confidentiality and/or any legal issues.

• Make sure your questions are answered openly and honestly.

• Briefly talk about what is bothering you.

• Determine if therapist has familiarity, training and experience for the issues you need help with.

• Determine if counselor makes sense to you, respects you and honestly challenges and supports the behavioral changes you are seeking help with.

• Make sure the communication, attention and relationship focus on you and your goals.

• Pay attention to how you feel, it’s normal to feel nervous, but you should also feel comfortable with the relationship.

• Make sure the therapist focuses on both the underlying reasons for your problems while also focussing on current changes you need to make.
• Congratulate yourself for searching for the right help on your journey!