Therapist Seeking Therapist

Good therapists have therapists. They don’t necessarily have a standing weekly appointment until forever, but between addressing how their value biases impact their interactions with clients, getting treated for their own mental health diagnoses (a LOT of therapists have at least one mental health diagnosis, even if we don’t feel safe disclosing it), and managing our extremely high-stress jobs, we often benefit from our own treatment. Plus, willingness to receive our own treatment helps reduce stigma about mental health.

But it can be hard to find a therapist who works with other therapists. It’s kind of like how they say medical doctors are the worst patients to have in hospitals – there are unique challenges to doing therapy with another therapist. When I step into a therapy room, my brain automatically goes into “work mode,” and I need someone who can help pull me out of that space and actually have a session for myself.

It is hard to find a therapist who specializes in your symptoms, is a good fit for you personality-wise, and takes your form of payment. That’s why therapist directories exist. But some directories have accepted kickbacks from certain online therapy providers known for some pretty serious ethical violations.

Jeff Guenther, the creator of Therapy Den was offered such kickbacks and not only refused to accept them, but created a series of TikTok videos about the practice.

I reached out to Jeff via Twitter with my issue, and he immediately (like less than an hour later) added “Therapists Who Treat Other Therapists” as a specialty over at Therapy Den! Granted, as I’m writing this, not many therapists had changed their profiles to reflect this specialty, but I love that it is available and am sure options will be available soon!

Therapy Den search feature: Therapists Who Treat Other Therapists

So if you’re a therapist looking for your own therapist, head over to Therapy Den. And if you’re anyone else looking for a therapist, head over there also because you can search by your specific issue, zip code, and method of payment through a directory that didn’t compromise its morals for money.

Published by Dr Marschall

Dr. Amy Marschall received her Psy.D. from the University of Hartford in September 2015. She completed her internship at the National Psychology Training Consortium with specializations in assessment and rural mental health. Currently, she specializes in trauma-informed and neurodiversity-affirming care, and she is certified in telemental health. Dr. Marschall runs a private practice, RMH Therapy, where she provides individual and family therapy as well as psychological assessments across the lifespan. Dr. Amy Marschall is an author and professional speaker.

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