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How to Find a Couples Counselor?
Does anyone have good advice for finding a couples counselor? I've looked at our insurance and there are no licensed marriage & family counselors in our area and we live near a major city. We're open to LSWs, counselors, psychologists, pastoral counseling, etc. I'm planning on calling our local diocese to see if they have a suggested list and have thought about asking at my OB/GYN office.
Our insurance covers tons of various counselors in our area, but I'm at a loss as how to pick one. I don't want to just choose randomly and end up with a counselor who primarily sees a different demographic (i.e. children rather than adults).
Re: How to Find a Couples Counselor?
What licenses/credentials are you seeing?
Depending on where you live, there can be MFT, LCSW, LPCC, and Psychologists (PhD or PsyD). They can all help with marital issues. The #1 thing to do is to select some that are geographically convenient, then call them and "interview" -- as them questions about specialties, etc.
I'd suggest a secular counselor and not pastoral counseling, especially depending on what your issues are.
Thanks for the advice, I'll take a look at my employer's EAP and then interview a few therapists.
Looking at the list of therapists covered by our insurance I see a lot of Psychologists, LSW, LCSW, LPCC, but not MFT (which is what I was looking for originally).