The "OMG I'm dying" hypochondria/mental health thread

[jannieC]

Originally Posted by markolas

Austin, TX.

I'd been going to another counseling center that dealt specifically w/ LGBT clients, but after a couple of bad experiences there, I decided not to go back. So I called this other place, and they set up an appt w/ a woman who I then found out, via their website, was a Christian counselor who was into something called Theophostics, which appears to be some kind of weird Christian prayer therapy. So, I called them and said that wasn't going to work, and asked for someone who had experience working w/ gay clients.

The receptionist/in-take person hemmed & hawed and gave me the name of a therapist she said she'd pass my number on to and have call me back.

I find that it's best to mention that I'm gay as soon as possible in the process; I should've done it this time.

Anyway, I've got a call in to another LGBT counseling center.

I'm sorry to hear about this. It's hard for me to imagine a therapist saying they don't have "experience" with gay clients! I had to Google Theophostics:

"... people are being delivered from phobias, depressions, anxiety disorders, obsessive-compulsive disorders, dissociative personality disorders, attention deficit hyperactivity disorders, sexual addictions, eating disorders, post-traumatic stress disorders, and homosexuality through Theophostic principles."

I don't even know where to start.