Catholic Psychologist

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Does anybody know how one would go about finding a good catholic psychologist, esp. in the chicago?
 
Give me about…3-5 more years and I’ll be one.😛

Anyway, I don’t know of any since I’m not in that area. Maybe try an online search or something. I hope you can find someone!

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I went to him. He was very good, a kindly man, and very concerned with the spiritual life as well as the psychological. He is very practical, psychologically, and will provide medication as well as talk-therapy.

$3 a minute did seem expensive, but then I looked at the prices of LOTS of other therapists…and most were comparable. That’s just how much it costs in this world. And his practice itself was having financial troubles because of all the poor he served.

Insurance usually covers some of it, but we did not have insurance at the time, and he was very patient and gracious about payment even though this meant he himself was having money troubles.

I can only give Dr. Carreira good reviews. Besides just him, however, you can probably find several more Catholic therapists in Chicago by researching and contacting Ressurection Healthcare (which he is assosciated with). That’s how I found him, and there were several other therapists listed. I picked him because I also got a recommendation through NARTH.
 
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I went to him. He was very good, a kindly man, and very concerned with the spiritual life as well as the psychological. He is very practical, psychologically, and will provide medication as well as talk-therapy.

$3 a minute did seem expensive, but then I looked at the prices of LOTS of other therapists…and most were comparable. That’s just how much it costs in this world. And his practice itself was having financial troubles because of all the poor he served.

Insurance usually covers some of it, but we did not have insurance at the time, and he was very patient and gracious about payment even though this meant he himself was having money troubles.

I can only give Dr. Carreira good reviews. Besides just him, however, you can probably find several more Catholic therapists in Chicago by researching and contacting Ressurection Healthcare (which he is assosciated with). That’s how I found him, and there were several other therapists listed. I picked him because I also got a recommendation through NARTH.
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I am sorry that I was harsh, but from my past experience, I have never heard of someone charging that much.

Anyway, thanks for the info.

Kendy
 
Hello;

I am in the Chicago-area & plan to take the licensing exam within the next 2 months, at which time I will be able to practice independently. Psychologists & Psychiatrists vary greatly, so you need to determine what your needs are. If you think you need medication & its management, psychiatry is the way to go. If you want testing (psychological &/or educational/I.Q. OR psychotherapy, a clinical psychologist is the way to go (which is what I will be).

Psychiatrists have M.D.'s &, therefore, can charge a higher fee. However, they receive much less training in mental health (including therapy & the various orientations) than do psychologists. However, psychologists do not–and cannot–prescribe medications.

Please DO check out Catholictherapists.com, on which I hope to be listed in a few months, and my website at doctor-maureen.com. As I have been returning to my faith, I feel more compelled to focus on treating other Catholics. In fact, I know a Catholic psychologist who is semi-retired and has asked me to take over his practice (a) when I’m licensed & (b) when he’s ready to completely retire. There may be something we can work out in the interim (before I’m licensed), through him. Please be sure to read all my pages.

I hope you get the help you need. God bless.

~Maureen T. Dougherty, Psy.D.
 
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