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I've been looking at getting back into therapy for awhile, and I found one who takes my insurance (according to the insurance website), and who I can email. The problem is I'm not quite sure what to put in the email, and I was hoping someone here might know what kind of thing is important and what can wait until I speak to her in person.
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Just a note, since this has been reported a couple of times as "asking for advice in sickbay.".
There is a big difference between seeking medical advice and just asking others who have the knowledge about what to include in an introductory letter to a therapist.
There would be a problem if the post was worded so that the OP was asking, "Should I go to a therapist?" or "What do you think is wrong with me?"
The OP has already decided to seek out a therapist and is not seeking a diagnosis.
Hope that clears up the confusion.Too tired of living and too tired to end it. What a conundrum. -
All he/she needs to know in the email is that you're seeking a therapy which is within her scope of practice, and what sort of day or time is suitable for setting up an introductory interview.
So something like
Hello Mr Therapist,
I was recommended to you by <whomever>, and hoped to set up an introductory interview to discuss the possibility of therapy.
(optional sentence here about what you want therapy with - this can wait until the interview if you want more privacy than email offers)
I am available (mornings, evenings, nights, outside normal working hours, with a week's notice - whatever applies), and look forward to hearing from you.
Sincerely,
ArcticChicken.Seshat's self-help guide:
1. Would you rather be right, or get the result you want?
2. If you're consistently getting results you don't want, change what you do.
3. Deal with the situation you have now, however it occurred.
4. Accept the consequences of your decisions.
"All I want is a pretty girl, a decent meal, and the right to shoot lightning at fools." - Anders, Dragon Age.Comment
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As a therapist, they'll assume you have a reason for getting in touch with them. I wouldn't be too worried about what to say in your email. (Easier said than done. My university offers a free counselling service and I was mega nervous about going in and asking for an appointment, I had no idea what to say to them! But they are used to it and will welcome you. You are not a fraud for going. You don't need to try and convince them you need help.Comment
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