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Finding a new therapist

FitzyGaymes

Hi all,

I've been in talking therapy for about a year but unfortunately my therapist is leaving so I think I am going to look for a new therapist. When I started with my previous therapist I had not yet got my autism diagnosis. Now I want to find a therapist who can help me with understanding my diagnosis, unmasking, and making my life more me-friendly. Does anyone have any tips for places to look for this kind of therapist? Or specific organisations that might be good? Thanks!

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  • I will summarise my best answer(s):

    I was in hospital, doing regular talking therapy and it helped to declutter a mind that is never incapable, but relevant to the time these meetings helped to make sense of feelings. Like putting labels on them.

    Going forward, once released, I needed another strong base, someone whom I could trust and get used to.

    I got into contact with local services, and it was very difficult to get the treatment that I needed. But, as with all things they take a lot of time, patience, introspection and/or strength-building to work-through. So, with tenacity, I got a team to ‘work on me’, rewire me. At this stage, I needed to explore further into my feelings, and to rip out any poisonous roots that had been left unattended for decades. That is where my suggestion for you arises:

    Two words: ART. THERAPY.

    Amazing. Really what you need to be able to get comfortable sitting in a room with a stranger who you get to know as they get to know you. The relationship will make you more amenable to talk about stuff that you’d never have thought that you were capable of getting out. It is a connection between the creative projects that you are making, and the understanding of the words that you are speaking.

    If nothing else, you will find purpose that could carry you. No. Propel you into the person you need to be.

    Also: I have my last session soon, and it has prepared me for my next step, which is have regular meetings with the Clinical-psychologist.

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  • I will summarise my best answer(s):

    I was in hospital, doing regular talking therapy and it helped to declutter a mind that is never incapable, but relevant to the time these meetings helped to make sense of feelings. Like putting labels on them.

    Going forward, once released, I needed another strong base, someone whom I could trust and get used to.

    I got into contact with local services, and it was very difficult to get the treatment that I needed. But, as with all things they take a lot of time, patience, introspection and/or strength-building to work-through. So, with tenacity, I got a team to ‘work on me’, rewire me. At this stage, I needed to explore further into my feelings, and to rip out any poisonous roots that had been left unattended for decades. That is where my suggestion for you arises:

    Two words: ART. THERAPY.

    Amazing. Really what you need to be able to get comfortable sitting in a room with a stranger who you get to know as they get to know you. The relationship will make you more amenable to talk about stuff that you’d never have thought that you were capable of getting out. It is a connection between the creative projects that you are making, and the understanding of the words that you are speaking.

    If nothing else, you will find purpose that could carry you. No. Propel you into the person you need to be.

    Also: I have my last session soon, and it has prepared me for my next step, which is have regular meetings with the Clinical-psychologist.

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