Tips On How To Select The Right Therapist In Serious Custody Cases
I have been asked repeatedly what is meant by “qualified” when selecting a therapist to deal with issues related to contentious custody situations. Too often much valuable time is wasted on counselors who have no experience dealing with the ramifications of custodial interference, parental alienating behaviors and repeated false allegations. Too many people just look at the words “family counseling” and don’t go the extra interview step to discover what experience the counselor has in custody issues and whether the person has even been qualified to testify in court. Often the random selection of therapists does more harm than good and the client finds himself back at square one after the therapist finally admits the situation is outside his/her abilities and expertise.
Now that DSM-5 has finally included these behaviors, the effect on the parent-child relationship and the devastating psychological effects on the children, it is extremely important to select well skilled and qualified therapists. This means the first “list” should be comprised of those psychologists and psychiatrists who have experience with these serious custody… Read More... “Custody Issues: Finding a “Qualified” Therapist”
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