By Jennifer B Baxt

What is ablutophobia? With so many different phobias out there, it will come as little surprise that there is a phobia that refers to people who are afraid to bathe, or wash. It might seem strange, but ablutophobia is a real phobia that people do suffer from. Symptoms that can occur in people suffering this type of phobia are not too unlike those suffered from individuals who suffer from other types of phobias. Common symptoms include breathlessness, anxiety, nervousness, and dizziness. There are others that people can exhibit, but these ones are the more probable ones for this phobia. (more…)

By Dr. Rita Bigel-Casher

Listening is hard work. Countless thoughts interrupt our focus, distracting us and blocking our understanding of one another. All too often, we are more interested in expressing our thoughts, than in hearing someone else’s. Obstacles to good communication magically melt away when we learn how to truly listen to another person. Effective listening requires that you: (more…)

By: Victor V. Wiesner, Ph.D., LPC-S, NCC, CCMHC

Click here to contact Victor and/or see his GoodTherapy.org Profile

In Texas, LPCs must currently complete 48 graduate semester hours of coursework. This might change in five years or less. To be implemented in 2013, the Council for the Accreditation of Counseling and Related Education Programs (CACREP) is recommending that community counseling training programs increase the requirement for community counseling training programs from 48 hours to 60. Half of states now require 60 semester hours of training for licensure. If the CACREP changes go as expected, graduate programs in Texas will need to boost their degree requirements to become or maintain CACREP status. It is conceivable that there might someday be a gap between CACREP requirements and the Texas board. If this happens schools and students may have some tough decisions to make. (more…)

There are so many therapists in Seattle and so many resources to help consumers find counselors in Seattle and the surrounding areas that it is almost overwhelming to know where to begin.  If you don’t have a good word-of-mouth referral from a friend, the next best way is to do an online search.  Again, there are many directories online.  We believe that the best way to find a counselor in Seattle is through GoodTherapy.org, an organization dedicated to encouraging healthy forms of counseling and psychotherapy and one of the leading therapy referral associations on the internet. The intention of GT is to promote collaborative and non-pathological forms of psychotherapy in an effort to reduce harm and to bring more “health” into the field of mental health.  Because of their philosophy and their high standards for who they allow as members, we believe that you are more likely to find an empowering, collaborative, and non-pathological therapist at GoodTherapy.org than anywhere else.

Here are some of the links where you can find a therapist in Seattle Neighborhoods:

• Therapy Ballard
• Therapy Beacon Hill
• Therapy Belltown
• Therapy Bitter Lake
• Therapy Blue Ridge
• Therapy Broadmoor
• Therapy Broadview
• Therapy Bryant
• Therapy Capitol Hill
• Therapy Cascade
• Therapy Central District
• Therapy Cherry Hill
• Therapy Crown Hill
• Therapy Delridge
• Therapy Denny Blaine
• Therapy Denny Regrade
• Therapy Eastlake
• Therapy First Hill
• Therapy Fremont
• Therapy Georgetown
• Therapy Green Lake
• Therapy Greenwood
• Therapy Galler Lake
• Therapy Garbor Island
• Therapy Industrial District
• Therapy Interbay
• Therapy Judkins
• Therapy Lake City
• Therapy Laurelhurst
• Therapy Leschi
• Therapy Licton Springs
• Therapy Lower Queen Anne
• Therapy Madison Park
• Therapy Madrona
• Therapy Magnolia
• Therapy Maple Leaf
• Therapy Montlake
• Therapy Mount Baker
• Therapy Northgate
• Therapy Phinney Ridge
• Therapy Pioneer Square
• Therapy Queen Anne
• Therapy Rainier Beach
• Therapy Rainier Valley
• Therapy Rainier View
• Therapy Ravenna
• Therapy Roosevelt
• Therapy Sand Point
• Therapy Seattle
• Therapy Seward Park
• Therapy Sodo
• Therapy South Lake Union
• Therapy South Park
• Therapy Squire Park
• Therapy University District
• Therapy University Place
• Therapy University Village
• Therapy View Ridge
• Therapy Wallingford
• Therapy Washington Park
• Therapy Wedgwood
• Therapy West Seattle
• Therapy Windermere

Directories for therapy are heating up.  The leader in Seattle is Goodtherapy.org.

Learn more about finding a therapist who cares.

http://www.goodtherapy.org/seattle-therapy.org