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Sources of Referrals to Mental Health Professionals

The following people or organizations may help you begin the search for a competent therapist:

  • Your family doctor.
  • Your clergyman, school teachers, or counselors.
  • Friends or family members who have been in therapy.
  • Your employee assistance program.
  • Community mental health agencies.
  • Community human service agencies.
  • Nearby hospital or university medical center.
  • University departments of psychology, social work, or child development.
  • The Yellow Pages of your telephone directory.
  • Community branches of: the American Association of Marriage and Family Therapy, American Psychiatric Association, American Psychological Association, and National Association of Social Workers.
  • The American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 3615 Wisconsin Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20016. Call (202) 966-7300 for the Council of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry nearest you.

Written by Donna Warner Manczak, Ph.D., M.P.H.
Copyright 1999 Clinical Reference Systems