Every therapist may not be a good fit for every client

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Every therapist may not be a good fit for every client

For therapy to be effective there needs to be a match between what the client needs and what the therapist has to offer. I mean this in terms of three factors:

  1. The type of therapy the therapist can provide;
  2. The problem the client has;
  3. The fit of the personality – though you may be surprised when I say it’s the least important issue.

It’s the therapist’s job to help the client think through these factors, since most clients who are starting to see a ...

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Treating Eating Disorders: Dr. Lucene Wisniewski Offers Advice

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Treating Eating Disorders: Dr. Lucene Wisniewski Offers Advice
Originally published in Your Teen Magazine for Parents.

Eating disorders are life-threatening illnesses that turn families’ lives upside down. You may not immediately see this side of eating disorders when the media glamorizes images of surgically enhanced waif-like celebrities given current standards for the “ideal” body. But, eating disorders can and do kill; they even kill kids. Eating disorders are not, however, the fault of the media.

If your child suffers from an eating disorder, you might be sitting ...

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