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Edward A. Perin - Psychologist

@DoctorPerin

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Psychologist in Private Practice. Interest in Depth Psychology. Former Army 🇺🇸

Flavortown, OH

https://t.co/h8pE03gJVh

Joined June 2012

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Edward A. Perin - Psychologist

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Therapists who decided to walk away from major insurance companies who pay less and less, if at all, for psychotherapy can have difficulty navigating consultation calls when they begin taking on private-pay clients. I did. Here are lessons I learned doing it for 2 years:

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@DoctorPerin

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@OKWildlifeDept @lastpositivist Oh no! How long has your mother been missing?

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@plume__ My barber asked me what I thought about BetterHelp I asked him what he thought about GreatClips

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Celebrating two years of my private psychotherapy practice tonight I still have a lot to learn about business, but I learned way more from therapists and entrepreneurs on Twitter than I did from grad school So to my teammates here who know it and those who don’t, thank you 🙏

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@dremilyanhalt Because then it would be called dating

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@OKWildlifeDept Maybe they were starting an underwater dental clinic?

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This website is free

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But when we do it they call it “Seasonal Affective Disorder”

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not to be accusatory, but it’s kinda “convenient” how bears suddenly decide to take a mandatory months-long nap through all the major family holidays.

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@mathemagic1an What a great way to measure the effectiveness of a touch screen UI! “Could a parrot learn this?”

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This tweet is matching more people than eharmony

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Your 28-year-old girlfriend does not want flowers she wants a bird feeder and just one moment of peace and silence

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@UN_Women @UNESCO The comments tell me I am not the only one who had to read this twice

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@DoctorPerin

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Let’s be crystal clear about something: Private pay therapists aren’t unwilling to take insurance Insurance companies are unwilling to pay the cost of therapy

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@IHearSimon @OKWildlifeDept You seem like a funguy

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@Tori_Bedford @rascality @GBHNews Please avoid touching strangers’ blood if you can

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People whose Verbal IQ is two or more standard deviations above average can feel like they have a communication disorder. They are among my favorite to test because they expect worse news. “Am I autistic?” No other people just don’t understand what the hell you’re talking about

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@JDaviesPhD My middle school counselor told me and parents I’d never go to college. I acknowledge her in my dissertation

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@Cjalred @plume__ It is better to look for small practices and independent practitioners who offer online psychotherapy.

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Being a therapist is not a profession for people who aren’t comfortable with being wrong 😅

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@AJA_Cortes ADHD is real + Everyone performs better on a stimulant = ADHD is over diagnosed

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Betrayal seems like a bigger psychological trauma than it gets credit for

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@tyromper It shouldn’t be controversial to say that prioritizing physical and behavioral health is useful, whether on meds or not

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The ADHD love/hate relationship with charette

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Haggard Hawks 🦅📚 Words | Language | Etymology

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Word of the Day: CHARETTE (n.) a period of intense work undertaken to meet a deadline

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Saw Alan Rickman was trending I hope he didn’t die again

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We don’t need a “Mental Health Awareness Month” we need a “Build housing, Create jobs, and Lower the cost of living” Month

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Every act of discipline enhances self-esteem

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@Chazperin @Tatlermagazine I like how they painted him with kind eyes as if photographs of him don’t exist

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I believe the runaway popularity of this song is the emerging awareness of how much division in the United States is manufactured by a relatively small number of people who hold oppressive authoritarian power in society

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Jason Howerton

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This song is called "Rich Men North of Richmond." It has been viewed MILLIONS of times. The artist's name is Oliver Anthony. I just got off the phone with him. With his permission, I'd like to share the story he told me that moved the deepest parts of my soul... Thread 🧵

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“I don’t think I had a session in my life where I didn’t make a mistake” The best slice of wisdom for therapists yet imo from @JonathanShedler

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My first supervisor was both a psychologist and a nun, and the best piece of advice she gave was: “Look for something to love about every client.” She believed it wasn’t hard to find when looking for it, and she’s right

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Going on a stupid walk for my stupid mental health

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If I were putting together a team, I’d make sure I had at least one person with a mild anxiety disorder They’ll consider all sorts of roadblocks others wouldn’t see coming

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Being a therapist is not a profession for people who aren’t comfortable with being wrong 😅

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I told a joke in a Zoom meeting and no one laughed It turns out I’m not remotely funny.

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Let’s be crystal clear about something: Private pay therapists aren’t unwilling to take insurance Insurance companies are unwilling to pay the cost of therapy

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@hunt_harriet My middle school counselor told me that I’ll never go to college in front of my parents I acknowledge her in my dissertation

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Being a therapist is not a profession for people who aren’t comfortable with being wrong 😅

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I’m hearing a lot of therapists say they will fire a client based on their political orientation and that makes me sad

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I’ve seen a fair share of children labeled with “Oppositional Defiant Disorder” or “Conduct Disorder” for no other reason than the DSM doesn’t recognize a “Bad Parenting Disorder”

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normie macdonald 🇺🇲

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Where's the dad? This is weak absent father behavior, hands down. My one year old stops his tantrums when I tell him to pipe down. My two year old gets a single look and he knows it's time to behave. Simple.

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@jzaraterod Haha I love it! I want to be the Mood Toreador

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People like to think of addiction as a disease, but I’ve treated far too many cases to look at it that way anymore. If you are concerned about meaningful growth, then it is better to think of addiction as a symptom and treat the wound, not the bandaid

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@Im_Grandma @OKWildlifeDept @lastpositivist Don’t sell yourself short!

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I firmly believe children benefit more from family therapy than individual therapy. You can’t just leave your arm in the hospital for an operation and come back for it in an hour, and neither can a parent expect their child to change if they won’t

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Misconception: Therapists solve your problems for you. Therapists provide space for you to understand yourself better, which can empower you to discover your own solutions, helping you tap into your strengths and navigate life's challenges with more confidence.

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There is a difference between anger (an emotion) and aggression (a behavior) A lot of people who think they have an anger problem, actually have an aggression problem

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What’s a question therapists should be asking more?

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Every time I learn something new that helps me be a better therapist, I feel a twinge of regret for not having the wisdom sooner for earlier clients. I suspect I’ll feel a degree of this for my entire career

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Psychotherapy memes 😂

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“That’s a trauma response” is code for “That’s a maladaptive coping pattern you developed in response to something that hurt you”

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I told a joke in a Zoom meeting and no one laughed It turns out I’m not remotely funny.

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Keep friends like this close

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More men need friends like this 🤣

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ACT emphasizes understanding of the client's internal processes and promotes acceptance and mindfulness to help individuals connect with their emotions and experiences. CBT focuses on identifying and changing negative thought patterns and behaviors that cause emotional distress.

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A lot of people’s idea of “controlling” their emotions is to deny they have any

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Edward A. Perin - Psychologist

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The more I study Buddhism, the less it seems like a religion. The Buddha’s teachings can be distilled into two philosophical concepts: 1-Suffering is part of life 2-You can mitigate its impact with intentional, values-based living

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Therapists should have a sense of humor.

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Seeing narcissism everywhere is a common symptom of narcissism

@TweetATherapist

No BS Therapist

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Stop misusing the term “narcissist.” Some people are just regular assholes

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Therapists should be able to say “I don’t know” when they don’t know.

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Neglect creates more psychopaths than abuse

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Being a therapist is not a profession for people who aren’t comfortable with being wrong 😅

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What is it about the mental health profession that attracts so many hall monitors?

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Your daily reminder that 80% of suicides are still men

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A man doesn’t need therapy. He needs a friend to call him “fat” and “lazy” and to “get after it.”

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@NoCapFights That dude is a little too excited to tell on him, and it almost seems worse

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@OKWildlifeDept This tweet is really taking off, people are raven about your bird jokes

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Therapists must be willing to learn from their patients.

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My most most out-there psychotherapy opinion? Everyone in individual therapy should also be in group therapy

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There is no PTSD medication because pills can’t change history

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@DoctorPerin

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If there's an account here that understands quality psychotherapy better than @JonathanShedler , I haven't come across it. Fair warning: His content may not be suitable for those who prefer a gentler approach to assessing therapist competence.

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It is generally considered good manners to let the therapists in your family/friend group talk for a while when they get home from a long day of listening 😅

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Behavioral scientists don’t debate nature vs nurture, we discuss how the two interact

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ADHD is too often self-diagnosed, too often mis-diagnosed, and undeniably over-diagnosed None of these statements suggest that it doesn’t exist

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Pain =/= Suffering Pain = a normal part of the human experience, internal and external Suffering = the consequences of efforts made to avoid/suppress/alter pain Thus suffering is manufactured The elimination of suffering lies within acceptance of and willingness to have pain

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I’ve said before that there is a term for getting rid of your ego, it’s called “catatonic schizophrenia”

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Enough said.

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Betrayal seems like a bigger psychological trauma than it gets credit for

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"Of all the preposterous assumptions of humanity over humanity, nothing exceeds most of the criticisms made on the habits of the poor by the well-housed, well-warmed, and well-fed." -Herman Melville

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Sometimes therapy is about your relationship with what you can’t change

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It is important clinicians know multiple models of psychotherapy because it’s more effective to fit a model to your patient than to try to cram every patient into your model

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I will never get tired of this joke 😂

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A lot of people’s idea of “controlling” their emotions is to deny they have any

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My middle school counselor told me, in front of my parents, that I’d never go to college I acknowledge her in my dissertation

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Seeing narcissism everywhere is a common symptom of narcissism

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Therapy is a relationship, not a book.

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Psychotherapy with men is far more often about getting the dog back into them than it is taking the dog out

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Laughter in psychotherapy >

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If I were a betting man, I’d say AI will replace Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy first and Gestalt Therapy last

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Without fail, when a client tells me they were moved by something I said in a past session, I know it’s not the profound insight based on psychological theory I was high-fiving myself for delivering at the right time but something so minor (to me) I forgot saying it

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Being a therapist is not a profession for people who aren’t comfortable with being wrong 😅

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Cigarettes are perhaps one of the most effective ways to cope with emotional stress Doctors would probably prescribe them if they didn’t kill you

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One of the most limiting beliefs a person can have at any age is that they are finished developing

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Without fail, when a client tells me they were moved by something I said in a past session, I know it’s not the profound insight based on psychological theory I was high-fiving myself for delivering at the right time but something so minor (to me) I forgot saying it

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There is a subjectivity to trauma. 10 people can survive the same sinking ship and only 1 develop PTSD.

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People can have personality traits associated with autism without having an autistic brain structure These people are not actually autistic Yes, same can be said about ADHD It is important to explore differential diagnoses after self-screening for a neurodevelopmental disorder

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Yes, if you have depression you can improve your mood by exercising It can’t change history, but it can change a lot

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Anger is a useful emotion. It tells us what we find important People suffer when too disconnected from it

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My own therapist at the end of our hour

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PsyPact is now up to 40 states for interjurisdictional licensing The holdouts are making the idea of single state licensure increasingly absurd The time for a National license to practice psychology is now

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I’ll never forget the psychiatrist who called coffee: “The poor man’s Adderall”

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I’m afreud #TherapistTwitter is in need of psych jokes. Drop ‘em here if you got ‘em 👇

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“Trauma-informed” is just a marketing term, it is not a theoretical orientation

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trauma-informed therapist: "your severe distress and dysfunction is all caused by a history of trauma." client: "so I have mental illness because of trauma?" trauma-informed therapist: "no, mental illness does not exist."

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Pain =/= Suffering Pain = a normal part of the human experience, internal and external Suffering = the consequences of efforts made to avoid/suppress/alter pain Thus suffering is manufactured The elimination of suffering lies within acceptance of and willingness to have pain

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