#ψυχολογοι ηρακλειο κρήτης

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How to choose a psychologist?

Business Name: Ιωάννης Μηναδάκης Ψυχολόγος-Ψυχοθ��ραπευτής Ηράκλειο

Email : ioannis@minadakis.net

Phone:  +30 281 024 4338

Website: https://www.minadakis.net/

Address: Σμύρνης 20 Ηράκλειο 712 01

Category: Ψυχολόγος - Ψυχοθεραπευτής

Ioannis Minadakis is a psychologist and family therapist in Heraklion Crete. He works with adolescents and adults, offering psychological support and 

psychotherapeutic intervention services, for a series of disorders and specialized interventions, in a wide range of problem categories, based on the Systemic / Family treatment model. Services: • Individual Psychotherapy • Family Therapy • Couple Therapy • Personal Development Teams Self-awareness • Online sessions/Skype

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Finding the right psychologist is important because it can lead to a fruitful psychotherapeutic relationship, which may require a psychologist to have a specific temperament compatibility or even interests that align with the patient. A good place to start, and if you feel comfortable doing so, is of course to ask your friends if they can suggest someone. You can also talk to your doctor or you can talk to another health professional and ask them if they work with a psychologist and if they could suggest one for you. This is probably one of the best ways. In fact, about 60% of people find a psychologist through their family circle with the second most widely used internet being used by eighteen percent of people looking for a mental health professional. Having done a first search that will yield some results, the next step is to make sure that this person is actually licensed to practice and you can find out very easily by contacting the regulatory body for psychologists or you can just do it with internet search and through his professional page. Otherwise you can just call by phone. It is important to find someone who is well-trained and well-versed in psychotherapeutic practice, scientifically educated enough to be able to understand the relevant scientific literature related to mental health and your own case. At this stage you may have chosen one or two mental health professionals that you would be interested in meeting. It is advisable to visit the psychologist once and find someone who listens to you because the psychotherapist or psychologist should not be someone who solves your problems for you or who simply offers you advice. It can help you understand what problem you are facing so that it can be properly delineated to help you articulate what you want to improve your mental health and what you would like to achieve in psychotherapy and then help you plan in this direction. In conclusion, you want someone who will really listen to you and you feel comfortable telling the truth because that is also extremely important. If you can not tell your psychologist the truth, the treatment will not work because you will not be able to really describe the nature of your underlying problems, so this is vital. Also, go see someone and see if you are happy with the way you interact with them, which is a more relevant issue. It is important to feel comfortable with this person because you will build a good working alliance, something that scientists want to call a therapeutic alliance. If you do not have a good alliance, then treatment will not work either. There are many things that will affect the outcome of your treatment, however, what seems clear is that alliance is a necessary ingredient. Here is a second rule that you should not forget, that you have the right to ask questions. If you feel very vulnerable and are afraid that you will not be able to ask these questions, it is possible to bring a friend or relative to the first session. First ask your psychologist what his area of ​​experience is. Sometimes it is best to avoid mental health professionals who claim to have experience in too many things, which can cure depression and anxiety and personality disorders and who can also do corporate and corporate counseling and offer guidance / coaching and work with individuals and families and couples. There it is good to realize that this is a dividing line that should be entered during your search. A second question related to the first is to ask if they have experience with people who have problems similar to yours. One of the most important factors in developing a proper diagnosis is clinical exposure. This means that the more you work with people in a situation similar to yours, the better for you. Another good question is, perhaps towards the end of the session, to ask if the psychologist can make an initial diagnosis or a preliminary diagnosis. An initial diagnosis may be helpful because, for example, your insurance company may be able to cover the cost of psychotherapy or an initial diagnosis may help you find other resources that might be helpful, such as support groups or community organizations that help people who have depression or anxiety, for example. A next question is what treatment does it suggest and if there is scientific evidence to prove that this treatment works for people who have difficulties similar to yours. Some psychotherapists, and this is really unfortunate, will offer a certain type of psychotherapy simply because they know it and can offer it. Others will tell you that the only thing that matters is the healing alliance, but as mentioned above, it may be a necessary ingredient, but it is not really the only thing that matters, so if you are diagnosed and looking for a cure for this condition, Ask your therapist what evidence is available to support the treatment he or she suggests, and then ask them where you can find the documentation yourself. Based on the question you just covered, another good move is to ask your psychologist if there are clinical or best practice guidelines or treatment guidelines that apply to your case. These guidelines are really important because they describe interventions that are more likely to be effective in cases like yours. Ask where you can find these guidelines, because many organizations that write guidelines for mental health professionals also have a patient version that is something you may want to have.

Next question: What are the pros and cons of this psychotherapy?

Your therapist should be able to explain this in a clear and simple way so that you understand and do not hesitate to ask how long the treatment may take or how much it will cost. Keep in mind that it is always very difficult to determine how long a treatment will last. Sessions are usually needed for people with the same diagnosis and ideally they should be able to give you a sense of what could happen if your condition is not treated as well. For example, for some conditions the treatment can lead to significant changes in just 10-15 sessions, while if left untreated, the condition can take up to two years to disappear. One last question: Ask how they will know if the treatment works. Of course, you will have a sense of self, but it is also good to have their perspective on it.

 Remember that your treatment is a collaboration, it is a process. You have to make the effort that suits you.