Experience and expertise matter.
We all know the cliché images of therapy and therapists: the fundamentalist healer who has found "the way", the smarmy overly earnest kind-heart unhelpfully asking with doe eyes, "How do you feel?", and the blank-faced zoologist clinically examining another species.
So how do you choose your therapist?
Book knowledge is not enough. Did you know that many therapists use techniques on others they have never experienced for themselves? We cannot expect a person to guide us further than they have been themselves.
Dr. Krieger recommends that when seeking therapy, in addition to demanding licensure, credentials, training, and experience, ask your prospective therapist if they have had therapy themselves using they same techniques they will be using with you. Note their response.
Finding better means demanding licensure, credentials, and experience as well as expertise.
You want someone who has had first-hand experience of interventions in addition to demonstrated skill in delivering professional care focused on fidelity to original theoretical and practical models. In essence, the secret to getting great therapy is that the best-trained among us are those who not only learn to use techniques but are continually doing their own work through learning, experiencing, and honing techniques both in practice and under professional supervision.
We all know the cliché images of therapy and therapists: the fundamentalist healer who has found "the way", the smarmy overly earnest kind-heart unhelpfully asking with doe eyes, "How do you feel?", and the blank-faced zoologist clinically examining another species.
So how do you choose your therapist?
Book knowledge is not enough. Did you know that many therapists use techniques on others they have never experienced for themselves? We cannot expect a person to guide us further than they have been themselves.
Dr. Krieger recommends that when seeking therapy, in addition to demanding licensure, credentials, training, and experience, ask your prospective therapist if they have had therapy themselves using they same techniques they will be using with you. Note their response.
Finding better means demanding licensure, credentials, and experience as well as expertise.
You want someone who has had first-hand experience of interventions in addition to demonstrated skill in delivering professional care focused on fidelity to original theoretical and practical models. In essence, the secret to getting great therapy is that the best-trained among us are those who not only learn to use techniques but are continually doing their own work through learning, experiencing, and honing techniques both in practice and under professional supervision.
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Dr. Krieger is a Board Certified Clinical Sexologist, Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), a peer accepted member of The Academy of Certified Social Workers (ACSW), a Board Approved Clinical Hypnotherapist (CHt), a Master Certified Addiction Professional (MCAP), and a Board Qualified Supervisor practicing in Southeast Florida.
Dr. Krieger received his PhD in Clinical Sexology at The American Academy of Clinical Sexologists headed by world-renowned sexologist Dr. William Granzig. A graduate of Fordham University's Graduate School of Social Services. Dr. Krieger was awarded the Rev. J. McCarthy Award for Outstanding Academic and Field Achievement for his work at The Manhattan Psychiatric Center. In addition to The Manhattan Psychiatric Center, he has trained clinically at The Albert Ellis Institute in Manhattan, The Wellness Institute, and Miami's Trauma Resolution Center. His wide-ranging interests have led to studies in Clinical Social Work, Hypnotherapy, Trauma, Clinical Sexology, Art History, Computer Science, Marketing, Advertising, and the Liberal Arts in New York, Florida, and Switzerland. In June, 2016, he presented at the DGSS XXII Sexology Conference in Munich, Germany, on differences in attributes, requirements, and treatment approaches for certain gay male subcultures. Dr. Krieger is an avid reader who favors the works of Robertson Davies and Carl G. Jung. He follows the NASW Code of Ethics and recommends that you read them here. 954.667.9637 drbillkrieger@gmail.com By appointment only. |