"John Smith" wrote in message
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"Harry Krause" wrote in message
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A private therapy setting is different. Usually, the psychiatrist,
working with licensed folk, provides the therapy, and the latter usually
work with family members, and family issues. But there really are no
rules on how a practice should be run, other than the legal and ethical
issues.

Each doctor may operate his practice differently, but I don't think you
will
find one psychiatrist who calls himself a therapist so his patients will
feel better about talking to them. It is funny watching you squirm when
you
are caught at your fabrications.




Let's give you another example. A man who understands the subtle nature of
language may describe himself as a construction worker if the bulk of his
work is with commercial jobs, like office & apartment buildings. He may, in
fact, be a carpenter who specializes in fancy trim work for slick offices
that some lawyers have, but to people outside of the construction business,
"carpenter" may mean a guy who works mostly residential jobs. So, he is, in
fact, both a carpenter and construction worker, but choose to use the term
that most accurately describes the actual work he does. Get it?

Same with a psychiatrist. Many people think a psychiatrist only deals with
the craziest of the crazies, especially the ones who eventually need meds as
part of their treatment. In fact, many psychiatrists deal quite a bit with
ho-hum boring cases, just like psychologists & social workers - patients who
think their lives are a mess because they once got locked in a room with a
hornet.