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The Signs of A Bad Therapist

By: Marie Miguel 14 days ago

Photo by Parker Whitson on Unsplash Do you see the signs that you're a bad therapist ? Everybody that goes into the mental health field wants to help people, but sometimes, not everyone is a skilled therapist. So, are you what's considered a bad therapist, and how do you know? What's a bad therapist? A lousy therapist is somebody who doesn't genuinely care about their ...
Plan for things to not go as planned—A willingness to learn and improve beats perfection

By: Anthony Centore 29 days ago

Posted in: Open Forum

The first year of opening your private practice isn’t easy. There is a steep-learning curve, and tasks aplenty to get done (especially if you’re putting your efforts into opening a group practice). Additionally, there’s usually fear involved. Why? Because you’re invested both emotionally and financially. You’re all in. And even if you’ve watched others succeed, you can’t be sure that the process ...

Only 9 Volunteer Positions Remaining! Now open to Clinical ...

By: Rebecca Gibson , 21 days ago

Posted in: Open Forum

AMHCA is still looking for several volunteers for our annual conference this June 24-28 in the Washington, DC suburb of Herndon, VA. If you are interested, ...
RE: ACA/AMHCA/NBCC/CACRAP

By: Eric Beeson , 7 hours ago

Posted in: Open Forum

I think Kim brings up a good point that I have been reflecting on a bit lately myself. Are all counselors clinical counselors? A related question might ...
RE: ACA/AMHCA/NBCC/CACRAP

By: Kim Rehak , yesterday

Posted in: Open Forum

Dear all: I would like to take this opportunity to introduce myself. I am reading through as many of these messages as I can. I appreciate hearing the ...
RE: ACA/AMHCA/NBCC/CACRAP

By: Deanne Hosek , yesterday

Posted in: Open Forum

I believe it's NBCC that now offers a "military" credential--however, when I looked into it--it still did not take into account your military background/experience--only ...
RE: ACA/AMHCA/NBCC/CACRAP

By: Deanne Hosek , yesterday

Posted in: Open Forum

Ditto everything Anne said!!! ------------------------------ Deanne Hosek LMHC, NCC RHSHC Cresco IA 563-547-2022 x51487 ---------------------------- ...
RE: ACA/AMHCA/NBCC/CACRAP

By: Eric Beeson , yesterday

Posted in: Open Forum

Hi folks, Just wanted to chime in and say how much I appreciate the dialogue. What becomes apparent to me is that I have some tremendous colleagues ...
RE: ACA/AMHCA/NBCC/CACRAP

By: Howard Chusid , yesterday

Posted in: Open Forum

Hi Anne, I appreciate what you have been saying and have penned a number of responses in this area. It really befuddles me how an organization can come ...
RE: ACA/AMHCA/NBCC/CACRAP

By: Anne Golembeski , 2 days ago

Posted in: Open Forum

Aaron, thank you for your response. I don't blame CACREP for the issues with the VA. I have understood for a long time that the VA required something to ...