The Secret Your Therapist Is Keeping From You…

They May Not Be Who You Think They Are

Nate Bagley
9 min readMar 30, 2018

I’m sick of seeing so many couples and friends be completely lied to by their therapists. So, I figured it’s finally time to lay out some seriously-needed education.

Therapists are the people we trust with our deepest, darkest, most personal and oftentimes shameful secrets. They’re supposed to help us navigate the most turbulent and challenging times in our lives.

We trust their counsel explicitly and without question because, well, they’re professional counselors.

But there’s something the therapist community rarely talks about that you should absolutely know before choosing a therapist! A good therapist will let you in on the secret, but most won’t… because if they tell you they might lose your business.

To understand what I’m about to reveal, you have to understand how a therapist becomes a therapist.

WHERE DO THERAPISTS COME FROM?

Most people don’t know there are at least half-a-dozen different ways you can become a therapist. You can become a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) often referred to as a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC), a psychologist, a psychiatrist, or a…

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Nate Bagley
Nate Bagley

Written by Nate Bagley

I’m the creator of the Growth Marriage Podcast (http://growthmarriage.com). My mission in life is to rid the world of mediocre love.

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