{"id":6866,"date":"2019-03-14T10:55:39","date_gmt":"2019-03-14T14:55:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/library.bc.edu\/answerwall\/?p=6866"},"modified":"2019-03-14T16:47:26","modified_gmt":"2019-03-14T20:47:26","slug":"why-is-it-so-hard-to-find-an-off-campus-therapist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/library.bc.edu\/answerwall\/2019\/03\/14\/why-is-it-so-hard-to-find-an-off-campus-therapist\/","title":{"rendered":"Why is it so hard to find an off campus therapist?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"316\" height=\"320\" src=\"https:\/\/library.bc.edu\/answerwall\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/aw031419-5.jpg\" alt=\"Wh is it so hard to find an off campus therapist? It's SO exhausting going to a new therapist and re-tell your story every 1-2 weeks, and them say you are too upbeat or need too intense care (why...so extreme) and keep giving you referrals. Will I even find one by the end of the semester? What other resources can BC student navigate? (No, I feel bad for keep asking UCS for referrals). Should I just give up? Where, besides UCS, should I go?????\" class=\"wp-image-6854\" srcset=\"https:\/\/library.bc.edu\/answerwall\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/aw031419-5.jpg 316w, https:\/\/library.bc.edu\/answerwall\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/aw031419-5-296x300.jpg 296w, https:\/\/library.bc.edu\/answerwall\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/aw031419-5-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 316px) 100vw, 316px\" \/><figcaption>Why is it so hard to find an <g class=\"gr_ gr_10 gr-alert gr_spell gr_inline_cards gr_run_anim ContextualSpelling ins-del multiReplace\" id=\"10\" data-gr-id=\"10\">off campus<\/g> therapist? It&#8217;s SO exhausting going to a new therapist and re-tell your story every 1-2 weeks, and <g class=\"gr_ gr_12 gr-alert gr_gramm gr_inline_cards gr_run_anim Grammar multiReplace\" id=\"12\" data-gr-id=\"12\">them<\/g> say you are too upbeat or need too intense care (why&#8230;so extreme) and keep giving you referrals. Will I even find one by the end of the semester? What other resources can BC student navigate? (No, I feel bad for keep asking UCS for referrals). Should I just give up? Where, besides UCS, should I go?????<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>UCS responds: &#8220;We recognize that finding the right fit in a therapist can be tiring and difficult, but also believe that it can be incredibly helpful once that connection is made.  It sounds as though you have heard from multiple sources that a more intensive therapy would be recommended, which indicates that you should not just give up.  Please know that you can continue to seek additional referrals from UCS, and can also contact the emergency clinician if you become overwhelmed.  Additional web based resources can be found on the UCS website: <a href=\"http:\/\/bc.edu\/offices\/counseling\/external.html\">bc.edu\/offices\/counseling\/external.html<\/a>, there is Lean on Me, an anonymous student run peer support text line, can be reached at 617-553-6655, and pastoral counseling can be sought through Campus Ministry: <a href=\"http:\/\/bc.edu\/offices\/ministry\/pastoral-counseling.html\">bc.edu\/offices\/ministry\/pastoral-counseling.html<\/a>.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UCS responds: &#8220;We recognize that finding the right fit in a therapist can be tiring and difficult, but also believe that it can be incredibly helpful once that connection is made. It sounds as though you have heard from multiple sources that a more intensive therapy would be recommended, which indicates that you should not &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/library.bc.edu\/answerwall\/2019\/03\/14\/why-is-it-so-hard-to-find-an-off-campus-therapist\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Why is it so hard to find an off campus therapist?&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14,16],"tags":[281],"class_list":["post-6866","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-boston-college","category-health-wellness","tag-counseling"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/library.bc.edu\/answerwall\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6866","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/library.bc.edu\/answerwall\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/library.bc.edu\/answerwall\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/library.bc.edu\/answerwall\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/library.bc.edu\/answerwall\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6866"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/library.bc.edu\/answerwall\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6866\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6875,"href":"https:\/\/library.bc.edu\/answerwall\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6866\/revisions\/6875"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/library.bc.edu\/answerwall\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6866"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/library.bc.edu\/answerwall\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6866"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/library.bc.edu\/answerwall\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6866"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}