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Consumer Questions  or  Counselor Questions

Consumer Questions
about Family, Mental Health, Social Workers and Addiction Counseling
and Counselors

• 1.  What are your suggestions for choosing a counselor or therapist?
   

• 2.  What is the difference between the terms counselor, therapist, and psychotherapist?
   

• 3.  No money?: how can an addict or alcoholic who has lost everything obtain chemical dependency treatment?
   

• 4.  I wish to register a complaint against a therapist who has acted in an unprofessional manner.  Please let me know how to proceed.
   

• 5.  What is the difference between a registered counselor, a certified counselor, and a licensed counselor?
   

• 6.  I see that you have clinical social workers listed in your counselor locator section.  Is a social worker qualified to do the same kinds of counseling as licensed mental health counselors and licensed marriage and family therapists?
   

• 7.  I know several counselors who are well-respected in the community whose names are not listed on CounselingSeattle.com's list.  How do you choose who is listed?  Is there a fee to be listed?
   

• 8.  I'm interested in stopping drinking with hypnosis. Could you please provide me with some information?
   

• 9.  My only child (34) is married to an abuser; control freak and I have not seen or heard from my daughter in 12 years. The son-in-law saw to it that she was cut off from all of her friends and family immediately after they married.  I have never seen my grandchildren, nor do I know how many there are.  Can you refer me to some online support group, if possible?
   

• 12.  I am looking for a sex offender treatment provider .  How can I find one in the Seattle or Eastside area?
   

• 13.  I’m looking specifically for someone who can provide EMDR sessions and I am interested in finding out is if there is a certification process that people are required to complete before stating that they provide EMDR.  I saw one ad that said that the woman was a “EMDR Level II Clinician.”  That got me curious, in shopping for someone who can provide EMDR, what certification should I be looking for?
   

Counselor Questions
about Family, Mental Health, Social Workers and Addiction Counseling
and Counselors

• 1.  a counselor question:  I am licensed counselor in another state, about to move to Washington State.  How do I transfer my counseling license to Washington and who do I contact?
  
  

• 2.  Can you tell me the advantages for a counselor in Washington State to apply for licensing as a LMHC or LMFT vs. just registering as a counselor?
  
  

• 3.  Is the name of the local professional organization for counselors, "Seattle Counselors Association," or "Seattle Counseling Association?"
  

• 4.  A counselor question: Does CounselingSeattle.com approve classes for Continuing Education (CE) credit?  If so, what is the process?  I have a master’s degree (MA) in Psychology and I am a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC).  I teach classes in “(topic deleted)” and I would like counselor participants to receive CE credit.  Any information, background or advice you can give me about continuing education credits would be appreciated.
   

• 5.  Counselor Advertising Question:  I listed my practice on the TherapistUnlimited.com several years ago. Now the listing is out of date and I want to change or delete the listing.  But I can't get TherapistUnlimited.com to do anything.  I have emailed TherapistUnlimited.com numerous times; however, TherapistUnlimited.com has not responded to any of my requests.  Is there somewhere that I could mail a letter to the webmaster of TherapistUnlimited.com, or call customer service on the telephone?
   

• 6. (A.)  A question from a potential counselor:  I am planning to start school in the winter in the Chemical Dependency program.  Can you tell me in simple terms, what I will be able to do with a two year AA degree?  What is the potential income and job availability?  I am 56 years old and trying to start a new career.  I love to help people, however I do not want to make a choice that will not allow me to earn a living.  I live in the tri-cities area.  Any information positive or negative about CDPs and CDPTs would be greatly appreciated.

       (B.)  Another question from a potential counselor:  I am interest in chemical dependency counselor as a career.  I have an Associate of Arts degree (AA) in general business from a community college.  What courses would I have to take to become a chemical dependency counselor in Washington State?

       (C.)  Counselor question about private practice counseling:  I am a Licensed Mental Health Counselor and I have been doing private practice counseling for 27 years. Some of my fellow counselors say that I cannot continue to do private practice counseling after July 1, 2009. My Papa used to say, “If you see it on CounselingSeattle.com, it’s so.” Please tell me the truth; will I have to give up private practice counseling?

        (D)  Counselor question about becoming a Certified Counselor:  I’ve been reading much on the new regulations for Certified Counselors in Washington State and the required classes to meet the new requirements. I’m not finding much information on where or who offers the classes.

        (E)  Where I can find information on schools with degree programs for people who wish to become counselors? I'm not sure where to look. What are the requirements in Washington State for being a counselor?  Do you think it matters whether one pursues an AA degree or an AS before they start on the road toward becoming a counselor?

        (F)  Working as a Certified Counselor to obtain hours for licensure:  I am wondering if I become licensed as a certified counselor, which it seems I can charge clients, and work with a supervisor to accumulate my 3000 hours, if that will count towards my post-grad work to become a licensed counselor. Also, will a certified counselor be able to bill insurance companies?

        (G)  What is happening to registered Hypnotherapists under the new credentialing/licensing regulations?  See "Hypnotherapist License Application Package."

7.  Question about repaying Student Loans:  Yes, there is a 2009 federal stimulus package aimed at helping certain licensed counselors repay their loans more quickly and easily through public service.
   

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