Leah, I'm so glad I didn't come off too strong or opinionated. You seem overqualified to be receiving help from your T. But that is just my opinion. And, frankly, I am of the opinion we must be behind the times in WA in quality programs for therapists here. Not sure, but it looks that way from where I am standing.
Dr. Amen has a clinic in Bellevue. I have seen Dr. Amen on PBS, so I called. Costs about $3k for the 3-day full intake. Jeez. Just the intake assessment and reveal is that? And when you already know you diagnosis, what can they tell me I don't already know? That my hippocampus is tiny? They recommend dietary, exercise and other nutritional stuff. But wow, why so expensive? I guess if they do two long, MRI scans of the brain, then that would account for most of the cost, and they won't charge insurance yet.
@ Abstract, can you explain what you mean about CBT not being helpful and actually making things worse? I know it stands for Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy. But that label is confusing to me, as I thought Cognitive Psych and Behavioral were two separate ideologies. How they intersect with CBT is not at all clear to me. I should do some research on it as an approach also, but I'd love to hear more if that's alright with Leah and still in keeping with issues raised on this thread. If not, would you mind messaging me about CBT and your meaning?
Thanks! Muse
