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How To Find A Psychologist For Sex Addiction Counseling

By Anita Ortega


Know the professional background of the psychologist. It is very important that you are seeing with a psychologist who is competent in sex addiction counseling Atlanta. You also have to make sure that this is his specialization. His specialization should be in the field of advising and helping pornography addicts get back on their life.

Make sure that the psychologist is a college graduate, has earned the appropriate degree and possesses a professional license. You can verify the veracity of the license by checking with the proper authorities. You may check with the local state board, the local licensing office and the local municipality.

These are just some of the offices that you could check for the license. The clinic of the psychologist could be listed in business directories. Check business directories. There are business directories that are available on the internet. Psychologists also list their clinics in business directories.

There are several psychologists that you can consider and choose. Some of the business directories you can find on the internet. Find a business directory that specifically lists psychologists in this field. Narrow down your choices. Consider only those psychologists with good reputation in the business.

It is hard to tell someone that they are already addicted to pornography. There is always denial. Unless the patient comes to terms with it, they will not get the help that they so deserve. If the patient is a minor, then the parents or any legal guardian has jurisdiction over his welfare.

Know also that in a certain office, there could be several psychologists making office. Maybe, they are trying to save on rents. There is a big possibility that these psychologists know each other. They could be friends or at least acquaintance. The receptionist may be able to advise on a few things about the service. He could set up an appointment for the psychologist for you.

Legally, you cannot force someone to check himself in a rehabilitation facility or to see a psychologist especially if this is an adult you are talking about. He should go in with his own volition. Unless he is not a threat to society, you will have to secure a permit from the state, more specifically from a court. If you have a court order, then you can drag the pornography addict to the clinic of a psychologist.

You may have to accompany the patient in going to a psychologist for a few days or until he finishes the rehabilitation. Depending on the gravity of the problem, the patient may only be advised to see the psychologist from time to time and not check in to a rehabilitation facility. Admitting a child to a rehabilitation facility is easier done than if you were to admit an adult.

That is because with an adult, he will have to check himself in. You cannot force the adult to check in if he does not want to, even if you are the parents or the legal guardian. If the patient is an adult, it is a lot easier because you have legal power over the minor. You may have to secure a court order in certain cases.




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