Summary: A Career As A Psychotherapist

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Psychotherapist
I’ve chosen Psychotherapist for my career research. I’ve always wanted to study something among the Forensic Anthropology and Therapy fields. I looked into becoming a psychologist but i’m just not good with talking to people about like family issues then I looked towards my second option; forensic Anthropologist but I freak out near blood & corpses. When i thought i wouldn’t find anything I met someone. At first we didn’t really talk but eventually we did, as we became closer and closer I realized she was having a problems. She was bipolar and well that of course made everything a lot harder, she had lots of mood sways, she had to make sure to take medicines and to top it all off, she was ADHD, Asthmatic, Claustrophobic, being …show more content…

They work with people with mental illness such as bipolar or schizophrenia. Psychotherapy or "therapy" for short actually involves a long variety of treatment techniques. They talk to the patients and observe their behavior or emotions to see what might have developed or contributed to their disorder or what they could do to adjust or modify to a normal lifestyle. A few things you should expect when being a Psychotherapist are; people confusing you with a psychologist or saying psychotherapist isn’t “a thing”. Many don’t know what psychotherapist actually are unless we refer to shrinks are. Another thing is people asking you “Does that mean you work in an Asylum?”. And well yes, we could be found working in Asylums but were most of the time we work on our own account or someone else's business. Most psychotherapists work privately, obviously we’re not crazy people who give people shots and then put them in strait jackets (those are just things that movies make you think about us). Trying not to get too attached or not getting stressed would probably be the most complicated thing on the job. The best part of the day, in my opinion, would be the end of the day when you get paid.
To become a Psychotherapist one must; to graduate and have a Degree (two years of clinical practice if considering getting a master’s degree) and have a caring personality and self-awareness. I believe could really learn fast and help people. I think would qualify …show more content…

The requirements for this job are degree such as Ph.d. At the Doctorate level, psychotherapy programs typically focus on psychotherapy research, psychotherapeutic medicine and psychoanalytic psychotherapy (every state requires one). The average amount of years used study for this career are six to eight. To study this career you would have to attend a Psychotherapy programs or University. A few schools I found were Argosy University (in Chicago, IL), Adelphi University ( in Garden city, NY), and the Institute of

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