Is Diagnosing our Therapy Clients Helpful?

Today I wanted to genuinely & curiously tackle the question: is it helpful to diagnose our clients? Of course, the answer to this question isn't black-and-white. So in today's episode, I take a look at comments from the r/therapists subreddit exploring this question and offer some of my own thoughts. What do you think? Do you diagnose after your first session with every client? Have you ever "tweaked" a client's diagnosis with the intent of ultimately supporting them? I don't claim to have the answers, and certainly no direct clinical advice to offer, but I think this is an important conversation to have. And certainly, I think it's great for each of us to reflect on how we approach diagnosing and why we approach it that way. Sign up for TherapyNotes and get two months FREE: https://www.therapynotes.com/r/privat... FREE Guide: Start a Private Practice in Counseling: https://tinyurl.com/y9ek9en8 Thanks to the original poster and to everyone who responded. You can see the reddit thread I referenced here:   / im_starting_to_disagree_with_this_entire_f...   LINKS *Some links are affiliate links. A percentage of purchases come back to me and help my channel immensely! 👉 How to DIY a Therapist Website that Fills your Practice: https://privatepracticeskills.teachab... 👉 All my filming gear: https://kit.co/privatepracticeskills/... 👉 Music I use: https://www.epidemicsound.com/referra... This video is geared toward therapists of all kinds, including psychologists, MFTs, LPCCs, social workers, and others in the clinical counseling field. Welcome to Private Practice Skills! I’m Dr. Marie Fang, psychologist in private practice. I post videos offering tools I learned the hard way about starting and growing private practice so that you don’t have to. Website: www.privatepracticeskills.com Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3TfknqI... Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... Instagram:   / privatepracticeskills   This video is not intended as professional or legal advice. Be sure to seek the services of a professional if you are in need of them.