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Does anyone have any advice around relationships counselors in Western countries? Particularly regarding 'counselors' (eg did a counseling course with accreditation) vs actual trained psychologists. I'm looking at seeing one individually, but unsurprisingly there aren't any male counselors available so I'm trying my luck with a female one. I'm concerned that a woman won't be able to properly empathise with a male point of view, and might balk at certain 'how the sausage gets made' conversations.
This isn't for anything critical, just relationship advice regarding my specific situation (with details I wouldn't share here, even incognito).
I am dating a zoomer who thinks “Everyone should go to therapy regularly even if there are no specific problems, it’s just a health checkup for the brain!”. This means, apparently, both singles therapy and couples therapy. We have just the one female counsellor who serves all three roles (her individual sessions, my individual sessions, and the couples sessions). Which I’m sure must be a conflict of interest, but whatever, I go to indulge my adorable basket case of a zoomette, not to be the professional ethics police.
Sample size N=1, but I have absolutely found, as you suspected, that she is completely unable to empathise with the male perspective on anything.
Wild dynamic - your gf is essentially demanding another person be in your relationship! I wonder what she gets out of it.
The more the merrier.
If one wants to add to the throuple and expand into a polycule, one could consider one or all of the following to accompany the therapist (LMFT) for additional Expert advice:
What is the difference between a financial advisor and a financial planner?
It's not uncommon for financial advisors to be financial planners and vice versa.
Stereotypically, financial advisors are somewhat more prestigious and are more focused on things like investments and asset allocation. Financial planners are more "holistic," who may consider things like life insurance but may be more basic with regard to things like investment theory knowhow. Fee/compensation structures may or may not reflect as such.
In countries like the States—financial advisors are stereotypically CFA instead of CFP holders, financial planners are CFP instead of CFA holders. Although one can certainly hold both designations.
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