Counselling recommendations for ME/CFS

[Sue 105]

Has anyone got a recommendation for a Counsellor to help with ME/CFS (telephone/video). I see there is a list in the ME Essential magazine. Has anyone had counselling with any of those listed. Any recommendations. What about Dr Ian Anderson?

Thank you.

 

[Rufous McKinney]

Dr Ian Anderson?

If he is the one who plays the flute, I'll rush to make an appointment! I think That Ian Anderson- could cure me if I could get in his presence. And he owns a trout farm, I understand.

Seriously- I hope to sign up for some virtual moral support- soon. Since its now possible, before they would not cover it. Something changed with medicare this year and now they will cover Virtual Therapy. And then COVID openned that up a bit more.

The energy I lose- going out to find help- is often not worth it often.

 

[gbells]

Has anyone got a recommendation for a Counsellor to help with ME/CFS (telephone/video). I see there is a list in the ME Essential magazine. Has anyone had counselling with any of those listed. Any recommendations. What about Dr Ian Anderson?

Thank you.

I've utilized psychologists for stress and chronic pain (ABT and meditation-very effective). Some psychologists specialize in chronic disability or self esteem issues. It's also a good idea to work on forgiveness, I did this using bibliotherapy (Forgiveness book by Sydney Simon PhD). I'd also done CBT psychotherapy bibliotherapy for depression which helped. Psychology Today has a good directory. You can narrow the candidates by problem types, insurance, location and degrees.

I have a preference for PhDs over social worker counselors since they have more training, however sometimes social workers can become skilled in a certain area but overall they don't seem to be good at specialized, complicated problems. Social workers are good for easy, common problems.

 

[Rufous McKinney]

I'd also done CBT psychotherapy bibliotherapy for depression which helped. Psychology Today has a good directory. You can narrow the candidates by problem types, insurance, location and degrees.

There is an interesting type of therapy one can deploy oneself- its called Emotional Freedom Technique- Tapping.

There is a manual, its online, there are books. Videos. It works with energetics of the body, acupressure points.

Its a tool- one could try.

 

[gbells]

My psychodynamic counselor (PhD) recommended Tapping but when I looked it up it stated that experts don't consider it a real method so I didn't bother with it.

 

[Rufous McKinney]

but when I looked it up it stated that experts don't consider it a real method so I didn't bother with it.

Thats what I would expect to find- if one askes "experts".

It might help with certain things. Its helped me. An expert- would not know that.

There is a play pen, and one can dabble there.