Therapist answers commonly googled questions about therapy

Timestamps for this video... 0:13 - What is therapy like? 1:06 - Why is therapy so expensive?  5:04 - Do therapists make a lot of money? 6:11 - Do therapists go to therapy? 7:34 - Do therapists need a PhD?  8:49 - Why are therapists called shrinks? 9:31 - How do I know if my therapist is good?  9:31 - How do I know if my therapist Is helping me?  9:31 - How do I know if my therapist is right for me?  9:31 - How do I know if my therapist cares about me?  12:26 - What if my therapist doesn’t believe me?  13:39 - What if I tell my therapist I’m suicidal?  16:15 - What if my therapist sees my cuts?  16:59 - What if I see my therapist in public?  18:06 - Why does my therapist yawn?  18:47 - Why is my therapist always late?  19:39 - Why can’t I open up to my therapist?  20:57 - How do therapists diagnose?  21:45 - How do therapists engage difficult clients?  23:09 - Help my therapists is mad at me 24:02 - Help my therapist is an intern  25:39 - Help my therapist In love with me 27:16 - Can I be friends with my therapist?

As a fellow therapist, I REALLY appreciate your video. So so helpful.

"Why is therapy so expensive?" Your comments about insurance companies hit a little too close to home! 😂I used to work for a law firm, and we had to work with insurance companies a lot. They totally think they are doctors and try to find ways of avoiding paying for things. (They also don't seem to think mental health issues are that important IMHO.) 🤦🏻‍♀️

Brilliant theme for a video, and much appreciated! Wishing you all the best! ✨

Fantastic video! You really help me understand many things about therapy! sometimes there's no time with my therapist, and we can't really get into every subject, or sometimes I forget questions that I have. This is really helpful to understand, and to create specific questions that I can ask during my sessions!

This guy definitely deserves more subscribers!

It's great to have such informative videos back! I like the novices vs experts, it kind of balances off the differences and of course one's personal experience also counts in what they're contributing along with their knowledge.

So glad you're back with your awesome videos! I enjoyed the short clips from the TV shows you're doing but I love this kind of content so much!

Love your videos so much! Thank you for sharing the realities and struggles of being a therapist. It's so insightful to me as an undergrad & such valuable and helpful information!

I have considering getting therapy for a long time now and I was really wondering how would I really know if it's gonna help.. this video debunked so many of my doubts . Thank you so much !! ❤️

Welp after the 2nd question I am happy that I live in the netherlands. I luckily never have to worry about paying my therapist! I pay 160 euro a month for healthcare and everything, including therapy, is covered.

Great Job, Ali! Continue doing this, you rock!

Thanks, that is a very helpful video (as always)

Dude....LOVE your youtube page!!!!!!

great content, keep it up! I'm a rising sophomore in college and trying to figure out a career path and i really appreciate how transparent you are.

As of today (1/17/2021) Glassdoor supposedly hasn't had a SINGLE additional individual provide salary information to them. This video was released in Dec. 2019, and still, today, not a single additional person has provided their salary information with Glassdoor, yet the average base pay for a mental health therapist has declined??? This video reports 54,092 @2,793 salaries reported, but as of 1/5/2021, Glassdoor displays mental health therapists as making 48,905 @2,793 salaries reported. Nobody is going to see this comment, so I probably just wasted time writing this, but yeah, that's weird... This is such an overlooked part of this job for undergraduate students who want to pursue this occupation, and when they see it, it can shatter their dreams. For that reason, I am super happy to see you talking numbers. It helps students realize what they're going to make.

I love your videos keep up the good work!

First job was 30k a year...in 2012. Masters level therapist. Worked easily 50+ a week.

Thank you!!

Such great content! 💕