Therapy series with Dr. Dubovick - Status Island

Welcome back Dr. Dubovick to the Status Island show. A question a viewer sent in. Why should someone go to a licensed therapist versus a Hamisha counselor? >> It's It's the same way that you want to make sure that you would call Hatzalah and not your neighbor to do CPR. Also, you would not call a Hatzalah member, as good as they are, to do open heart surgery unless they are a cardiologist. You would not call a cardiologist to do brain surgery. So, with that being said, a licensed therapist such as a licensed social worker, a licensed mental health counseling, or psychologist or psychiatrist is very important to understand that they are guided by rules and regulations and that there is oversight. Someone who does does not have this licensure or the training is no guarantee and no recourse if something goes wrong. We all hear tragic tragic stories that can happen by someone who is not licensed. As well, there is unfortunately cases of people who are licensed unfortunately doing the wrong thing, but those are very rare. And with a licensed professional, there is recourse. You could complain to the state, they could lose their license, they are able to be sued for malpractice. While someone who is not a licensed professional, buyer beware.