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• 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, an associate 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 Counseling Washington'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.  Missing Family Members--sons and daughters:  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?  [Response also contains links to services for reuniting family members.]
   

• 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?
   

• 14.  COUNSELOR CREDENTIALS: I'm confused.  I hear a 2008 state law is eliminating the Registered Counselor (RC) category and creating eight (8) new credentials. What are all these credentials that counselors use? What do they mean and what's the difference?
   

• 15.  What are the symptoms of Adult ADD?  [Attention Deficit Disorder]  Can it be cured?
   

• 16.  Fees for counseling: Who determines what fees and rates are charged by counselors and therapists?

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