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<blockquote data-quote="susiestar" data-source="post: 502196" data-attributes="member: 1233"><p>Buddy, there are HUGE areas of the US where there are just NO services, public or private. I looked into a LOT of places when husband was finishing his masters - it was SCARY. Some are good sized cities and they have almost NOTHING. </p><p></p><p>As for the Christian counselor, I would have to talk to her. I attended Catholic school for 6 years and it was seriously twisted and so many things there were abusively wrong. It took a LOT for me to even agree to let husband take thank you to the local Cath church and we are hundreds of miles from where I went to school. I go to church with husband and his dad and stepmom once every 2-5 yrs as a gift to father in law but it always gives me PTSD problems. </p><p></p><p>But I don't write off all religion. This person might have it as a core of her practice, in which case it will NOT be appropriate but you should see it right away. Even if she seems great, like she LIVES it rather than lectures it (Know what I mean??), I would stay in the room with V at all times with no exceptions. I say this because there was one grad student at the Children's hospital where we used to live who told Jess some truly strange things anytime I wasn't there. Jesus wanted her to do this, and take that with-o complaint. Mostly that she needed to not complain if Wiz hurt her, not tell Mommy, because it was Jesus' will and if Jesus wanted Wiz not to hit her then Jesus would stop it. I put a stop to that when she admitted she told Jess that. I also made a HUGE formal complaint to her PhD supervisor and to the psychiatrist we were seeing with Wiz - and she ended up leaving the program. They taped a lot of the sessions but didn't review all of them, and after the complaint her taped sessions were reviewed and wehn no parent/supervisor was there she was a whackjob. </p><p></p><p>I have known Christian counselors who were relatively neutral. I don't think it is gong to be a great fit unless she is able to leave the preaching and bible quotes out of it. Some can, some can't. But it isn't something that will help V. And something that is a bad fit isn't always better than nothing, if that makes sense. </p><p></p><p>I hope you can find someone. Look in nearby cities, up to 1 or 1 1/2 hrs away. We have to drive that far for most doctors but we knew it when we moved back to this area. Luckily we have two large cities that are the same distance away, so we have a larger pool to choose from if we are willing/able to drive.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="susiestar, post: 502196, member: 1233"] Buddy, there are HUGE areas of the US where there are just NO services, public or private. I looked into a LOT of places when husband was finishing his masters - it was SCARY. Some are good sized cities and they have almost NOTHING. As for the Christian counselor, I would have to talk to her. I attended Catholic school for 6 years and it was seriously twisted and so many things there were abusively wrong. It took a LOT for me to even agree to let husband take thank you to the local Cath church and we are hundreds of miles from where I went to school. I go to church with husband and his dad and stepmom once every 2-5 yrs as a gift to father in law but it always gives me PTSD problems. But I don't write off all religion. This person might have it as a core of her practice, in which case it will NOT be appropriate but you should see it right away. Even if she seems great, like she LIVES it rather than lectures it (Know what I mean??), I would stay in the room with V at all times with no exceptions. I say this because there was one grad student at the Children's hospital where we used to live who told Jess some truly strange things anytime I wasn't there. Jesus wanted her to do this, and take that with-o complaint. Mostly that she needed to not complain if Wiz hurt her, not tell Mommy, because it was Jesus' will and if Jesus wanted Wiz not to hit her then Jesus would stop it. I put a stop to that when she admitted she told Jess that. I also made a HUGE formal complaint to her PhD supervisor and to the psychiatrist we were seeing with Wiz - and she ended up leaving the program. They taped a lot of the sessions but didn't review all of them, and after the complaint her taped sessions were reviewed and wehn no parent/supervisor was there she was a whackjob. I have known Christian counselors who were relatively neutral. I don't think it is gong to be a great fit unless she is able to leave the preaching and bible quotes out of it. Some can, some can't. But it isn't something that will help V. And something that is a bad fit isn't always better than nothing, if that makes sense. I hope you can find someone. Look in nearby cities, up to 1 or 1 1/2 hrs away. We have to drive that far for most doctors but we knew it when we moved back to this area. Luckily we have two large cities that are the same distance away, so we have a larger pool to choose from if we are willing/able to drive. [/QUOTE]
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