Psychiatrists/Therapists

Lauren8239
Lauren8239 Posts: 1,039 Member
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Long story short: my daughter will be 17 in April. This past year and a half she has been through mental and emotional abuse from a "friend" who has created at least 25 online personalities that have befriended her. All of these personalities he created had drama and some "died". He admitted what he had done but I don't think he quite realizes the trauma he has inflicted upon her. I'm currently looking for a psychologist/therapist to help her through the trauma and depression this has caused her. My question is has anyone else had a child that needed professional help to cope with overwhelming depression and inability to cope with the horrendous emotions? If anyone has experienced this, is there anything in particular I should look for in a therapist for her? A lot of her emotions are grief, as these personalities have been outed and also going through the grief when a couple "died". I've done everything as a mom I can to help her through it, but she has agreed that she needs professional help to come to terms with what was done to her. Any helpful ideas/experiences would be appreciated.

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  • mgmlap
    mgmlap Posts: 1,377 Member
    Start with her school. They should be able to point you in the right direction...also try your local church..I know ours provides mental help services.


    Good luck..
  • Bobtheangrytomato
    Bobtheangrytomato Posts: 251 Member
    Join your local NAMI--they have support groups in most places and you can probably find people who can help. www.nami.org
  • emilykg12
    emilykg12 Posts: 119
    Wow, can I just say that I hope the other kid's parents are looking into therapy for their son as well. How awful.
  • Lauren8239
    Lauren8239 Posts: 1,039 Member
    Wow, can I just say that I hope the other kid's parents are looking into therapy for their son as well. How awful.


    Yes. and he's bi-polar. Not that it excuses what he's done.
    I looked into the mental health services offered by my region/city and have found there is also a walk in centre for counselling so I'm going to talk to her about going in there tomorrow. My concern is the love/hate relationship her and this boy have....they can't seem to let go of each other.

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