My therapist is not specialized

Have you looked into local OCD specialists in your area?

You can also reach out to one on this app. What kind of insurance do you have?

Being a SPECIALIST means your have proven to a certified board that you can follow the practices of the SCOPE OF PRACTICE, the rules and guidelines within that specialty. You have learned and tested went through an acctedited college program or taken a certified accredited course for that SPECIALIZED DEGREE or CERTIFICATION but if you do NOT sit or test for that exam to receive that piece of paper to say you know your stuff in that specialty, role; is your right of proof. It does not mean you do not have the knowledge or understand.

RN, Social work

Depending on diagnosis

Licensed in Mental Health and Behavioral Health

I used to tell my old therapist everything. Especially when I wanted the real help. I’ve told all my therapist everything. They know how mental challenges go.

Or a Psychiatrist or Psychology, PhD

Working in this type of field, their is a lot of listening. You have to be skilled in listening and even more skilled in checking your own personal bias.

Personal bias are norm but you can not allow them to affect your professional decision making when caring for individuals.

If you do you need to be honest and have a oath within the healthcare practices to protect and advocate for the client/patient even from you.

Back in the day you can could request to be removed from covering a particular person. But I believe one should remain open and learn from the experience of differences. Now if it is the client or patient right as well. So if they say No, then most likely it will be no.

But you as a professional should push yourself to grow in your shortcomings.

How else will you learn and develop the skills to do so?

To do no harm to others or self... is real to everyone, everywhere. Not just health care Not just mental health or crisis REMEMBER THAT

No good insurance... I do not think. I like selecting what I need and want to be better. Not limited without a selection of choice.

@Nica, yes. Not receiving the help nor that support that I need. Therefore, I am learning from others and through others experiences and our/us supporting one another.

I am unemployed and being blackballed, so I am having a difficult time obtaining work within my career field on the level that I am qualified and capable of performing at the level of policies and procedures with the organization.

When I am on these social sites I know anyone can sew and screenshot and stereotype with biases... Nut I am so transparent, confident, and humbled in my beliefs and abilities I can not do nothing but smile.

Why, because I am who I am with all things short and long, great and small, big and tall. You can not take what has already been proven. And I am not mandatated to never do NOTHING. And what some hate the most about me... is I DO NOT CARE SHAME. Wht, becuase, I have already paid and you can not and WILL NOT PERSECUTE ME FOR LIFE. You cannot. I WILL NOT ALLOW IT.

I am not big and bad but how can I properly advocate for others if I can not do it for myself?

I pay everything straight out of pocket or through family and friends.