I’ve been trying to get a therapist lately. I was trying to get a hold of my psychiatrist to ask him for recommendations on who a good therapist in the same facility would be that my medicare would cover. I hadn’t heard back for quite a while and so I called again yesterday. It turns out he’s no longer working. They didn’t telll me this at all. So now I have a new psychiatrist I won’t see until August. And the person who works the front desk who knows the therapists well is on vacation until july 17th so I can’t ask that person who I should be recommended to until then. And even when I do finally get a hold of that person who knows how long it will be before I get an appointment. This is all such horrible timing.
I appreciate the people here but I would like to have a therapist. Someone to talk to in person. It would be very helpful I think…
Nothing to be done but wait this out, I guess.
11 Comments on “The wait to get a therapist”
I think that you are very insightful. It is good to have groups and platforms like this but a therapist can be a source of more direct support. I am sorry to hear they have yet to call you back. That’s just so frustrating, tiring, and aggravating. I personally use a website called cerebral.com that has a flat rate and you can look through and choose your therapist within a week. They do accept some insurances too. Cerebral is telehealth and online only but I’ve had a good experience so far. The other website I typically share is called psychologytoday.com. You can search by your zip code and filter by what insurance you have plus what you’d like your therapist to specialize in. I think that reaching out is a very good step that you can be proud of and we are happy to offer other resources if you like.
~Toni, FKB Staff
Well I’m not really waiting for a call back anymore now that I know my psychiatrist is gone and i have a new pscyh. Now I’m waiting for the person who normally makes appointments with therapists to come back in from vacation on july 17th so I can ask her about a therapist that would be good with someone who has autism and anxiety and is nice.
I checked and that first site you listed doesn’t take medicare which is all I have since I’m disabled. For the second I find all of the names and faces too overwhelming. I think I’d rather just say those things I want (friendly towards autistic and anxiety) to the person when she comes back in from vacation and then I can let her decide or ask me more questions if she needs to maybe. It’s a long wait but I’d rather have a therapist I’m happy with and one that I know would be fully covered. Money is a huge source of anxiety for me and I’d rather avoid any uncertainty with it.
@justaspekt Hey, I totally understand! No need to provoke that anxiety if you are confident in the plan you have, we support you fully! We are here to help you locate other resources as well if this doesn’t work out in your favor! For that second link, it can be overwhelming, but there are filters you can put on your search for the criteria you are looking for, including price! There is even a filter you can put called “sliding scale” which means it will filter out therapists who cover those based on their income rather than a fixed price! That might make it a little less daunting if you decide you want to revisit in search for a therapist later down the road! Kudos to you for taking care of yourself and reaching out for that in person support! Just know that regardless, we are always here to support you as well :).
~Anita
I got in contact with them and they said they’ll be sending me a packet to fill out and then they can help me pick out a therapist. But now I’m unsure if I should be going with this place because it is the same place as two of my other doctors. My instincts are telling me to get a therapist separate from them and I have been burned badly recently by not listening to my instincts. I think I will try that psychology today site and message some people on there who take medicare and are good with adults with autism.
@justaspekt I am happy that you feel comfortable in listening to your instincts. Please let us know how psychology today works out for you! If not, we can always help to get you connected in other ways! I think it is so amazing of you to reach out and to share your struggle in finding a therapist on here, as many most likely share this struggle and can relate :).
~Anita
I had a consultation with a social worker and it went very well. They were a nice person and very understanding and were able to lead the conversation since I’m not the best at talking. They are going to check with my insurance on monday wether or not I would be covered. I hope I am. If not it could be expensive so I’d have to find someone else. As much as I like this person I just can’t deal with money anxiety. Thinking about money expenses and debt makes me want to throw up.
That is wonderful news! I really hope they are able to connect you to some great resources in your area. I am happy that you are getting some more support in this time. Have you been able to do anything for yourself to destress from all of this lately? That is a lot of work and effort on your part and I’m really hopeful it all pays off for you soon!
Take care,
Nicole 🙂
Not really. There are a lot of things going on. I’m having trouble with glasses, money anxiety and I have an appointment with social security tomorrow so it’s very hectic currently. I’m hoping things will start to calm down soon. For now I try to rest with videos and naps when I get overwhelmed but it doesn’t always work and I can’t do that when I’m not at home.
Taking one step at a time is certainly important and I can tell you are doing your best in the moment. We are always here to support you when you run into rough patches.
~Toni
I have a clinical intake scheduled. The price is going to be 20 usd per 45 minute session after insurance. Also the clinical intake (which is one hour) will be 40 dollars. I might do biweekly so that it would be 40 dollars a month. That would be doable for me. That wouldn’t cause a huge amount of money anxiety. I’m not sure I’d have something to say every single week without repeating myself anyway.
my 1 hour intake appointment is monday so hopefully that goes well. She’s a very nice person so I think it will.
That is excellent! Very happy you advocated for yourself so well and I do hope today’s intake went well.
~Toni