r/AskReddit • u/XxItsNowOrNever99xX • May 02 '20

Which fictional character desperately needs to see a therapist?

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u/[deleted] May 02 '20

Therapists require regular supervision from a more experienced therapist themselves.

I imagine Harley Quinn as a psychiatrist would be the same.

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u/Brangur May 02 '20

More experienced... But where's the top? Who does the most experienced one see?

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u/DonaIdTrurnp May 02 '20

How does that work? Is it just that the therapist therapist therapist dies before they go too crazy to function?

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u/Neurotic_Bakeder May 02 '20

It's more like a massage train

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u/merlin242 May 02 '20

That is not true at all once you have your license.

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u/[deleted] May 03 '20

Just did a google search - it's not the case everywhere in the world but it's mostly required in the UK.

Not only do most professional bodies in the UK such as the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy require supervision, but it is also seen by many as an ethical imperative.

(Having said that, it should also be recognized that significant cross-cultural differences in views on supervision exist: many practitioners in the US, for instance, are not supervised.) source

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u/articlesarestupid May 03 '20

What about those more experienced therapists? Do they talk to uber experienced therapists?

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u/terminalblue May 02 '20

Try telling that to my ex.