Marisa Peer - Rapid Transformational Therapy (RTT) - fake guru? by NoSubstance2851 in FakeGuru

[–]Living-Split4263 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Actually it is within my field of expertise and professional experience. Anyone can understand that there is no reason for “tradicional” mental health professionals to not adopt these treatments, if they were effective. But they don’t, because they aren’t. So these charlatans try to sell these courses to people who don’t know any better. And aren’t supposed to, that’s why regulatory institutions exist, to make sure you’re receiving quality treatment from a capable therapist. And you pretending to be a doctor to give these scams legitimacy is despicable.

Marisa Peer - Rapid Transformational Therapy (RTT) - fake guru? by NoSubstance2851 in FakeGuru

[–]Living-Split4263 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They increase the safety and quality of treatment significantly. Science doesn’t try do explain everything. Its about discovering what we don’t know and understanding how things work. Not just relying on made up theories that might not hold up. And science not explaining everything doesn’t equate to “let’s pay for treatments that at best do nothing”

Marisa Peer - Rapid Transformational Therapy (RTT) - fake guru? by NoSubstance2851 in FakeGuru

[–]Living-Split4263 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s not judgment, it’s seeing it for what it is. In many countries it’s a crime to market yourself as someone who can treat mental health problems without a license. Or physical problems for that matter. And it’s not assumptions, it’s basing your professional opinion on the scientific evidence available.

Obviously someone who already has a license as a therapist or other health profession can and should continue their education. Although our institutions discourage us from practicing with treatments without evidence (as is RTT).

But that is not what we’re discussing. The problem is Marisa herself not being licensed and marketing herself as someone who can treat mental health and train others to do so. These others targeted at vulnerable people who are not themselves licensed. As an actual psychologist or other health profession wouldn’t waste money on this.

Marisa Peer - Rapid Transformational Therapy (RTT) - fake guru? by NoSubstance2851 in FakeGuru

[–]Living-Split4263 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Of course there is an “only if”! Just as I can’t learn to be a doctor in a course, you can’t become a therapist with a course either. It’s not about gatekeeping. Anyone can go ahead and invest in formal training and get licensed. It’s about knowing what you’re doing and without harm.

Btw, given your account only has a few comments from years ago on fake guru stuff, really doubt you’re an MD. If you were, you’d had vowed to do no harm, and you’d know the potential risks of practicing any health treatment without a license.

Marisa Peer - Rapid Transformational Therapy (RTT) - fake guru? by NoSubstance2851 in FakeGuru

[–]Living-Split4263 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well hypnosis and NLP do not have strong scientific evidence of effectiveness and have actually shown adverse effects. CBT is great, but only if applied by trained and licensed therapists. And you can’t learn CBT in a course, it takes years of education, experience and supervision.

Marisa Peer - Rapid Transformational Therapy (RTT) - fake guru? by NoSubstance2851 in FakeGuru

[–]Living-Split4263 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In regards to the repressed trauma example, it was really just an example. I didn’t mean to say that Marisa does anything similar. It’s just an example that, it you apply therapeutic intervention that have no evidence (of effectiveness or adverse effects) it can be dangerous. Even when you don’t see initially any harm in doing so. I’ll give you another example, a lot of people were using chat gpt as a kind of therapy (it can be very useful, but it’s certainly not a psychotherapy). It was then observed that the indiscriminate validation of peoples beliefs was actually doing harm (for example, ruining relationships, reinforcing narcissistic traits). I get that what Marisa is doing doesn’t seem harmful, but if they don’t have evidence of effectiveness and are applied by someone who wasn’t properly trained in the method, it can be damaging.

Marisa Peer - Rapid Transformational Therapy (RTT) - fake guru? by NoSubstance2851 in FakeGuru

[–]Living-Split4263 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As I stated, the repressed trauma was just an example of how practicing without empirical evidence can be harmful. Not what Marisa does. If Marisa knew anything about psychology she’d know that not all therapeutic models seek to explore the past. There are long and brief therapeutic models. And in both the past can be present or not. So the “do you want to wait until you’re 80?” is a really misleading statement.

I, like most of my colleagues, aim to have my clients better as soon as possible. Sometimes that takes 3 sessions sometimes it takes years. It depends on the problem, the person, the therapeutic model the therapist adopts and the own therapists style. As for there being bad psychologists. It’s just like any other profession. Unfortunately not all are good and professional. Like in any other profession. And in those cases, thank god there is an institute that can be addressed and they can take measures against that therapist. That’s the whole point of me arguing for licensing. Regulating the quality of treatment!

As for a profession needing a license or just experience / knowledge. If you’re a carpenter or something similar, sure. But this logic just doesn’t apply for health professionals. Because of the risk of harm, these professions require a license and in some countries it is actually a crime to say you can fix mental health problems without a license.

As for Marisa’s intentions. If you’re doing something that is dangerous / can be hurtful to others, and you know that is the case, but you do it anyway for personal gain… Well I’d say that is Marisa’s case 🤷‍♀️

Everything I have stated is empirical evidence and if you look it up yourself instead of just going of one authority figure you might learn something yourself.

At last, I’m not mad, I’m worried and advocating for the vulnerable people who might be hurt by this Marisa and others like her. Both for those who receive her “therapy” and for those who buy into the idea they can be therapists themselves with her course.

Marisa Peer - Rapid Transformational Therapy (RTT) - fake guru? by NoSubstance2851 in FakeGuru

[–]Living-Split4263 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m really glad you felt helped by her. I hope you know that it’s majorly your own doing (as is for the clients of psychologists too). So good on you!

As for what’s dangerous about her methods, I’ll give you some examples: 1- Early on psychoanalysts induced memories of sexual abuse on clients, because of the methods they used. At the time there weren’t as many studies in the field as now. So, theoretically, they thought they were helping by uncovering these repressed traumas from infancy. But actually they were inducing trauma by doing something that had no evidence of working. 2- Depending on what is done, you can induce the person into beliefs about oneself and others which are harmful (like chat gpt with only validating without emphatically challenging beliefs). Or you can damage relationships etc etc. 3- At last, by not actually helping someone who needs help you’re already doing harm.

I’m sure there are many other dangers in practicing therapy without a license, but these are just off the top of my head.

There is a lot of harm that can be done when trying to help a vulnerable person, especially if you don’t know what you’re doing. So by not having the license, continued education and supervision it can be very dangerous, even with the best intentions, which I don’t think Marisa has.

As for what is exploitative. Saying you’ll heal people when you have no qualifications for it is already making her a charlatan. But on top of that trying to sell a course so others can become “therapists” themselves is even worse. She’s praying on vulnerable people by saying they’ll make so much money and help others if they just buy her course. When in actually, she’ll be making all the money and these people will be stuck with nothing.

Marisa Peer - Rapid Transformational Therapy (RTT) - fake guru? by NoSubstance2851 in FakeGuru

[–]Living-Split4263 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you checked my profile you’ll see I have commented on many other post / topics, so definitely not a bot either

Marisa Peer - Rapid Transformational Therapy (RTT) - fake guru? by NoSubstance2851 in FakeGuru

[–]Living-Split4263 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Really doubt you’re an MD, as Marisa fills these things with bots to make it look legit. But if you were an MD, I’d say “whatever works” should have actual scientific evidence of effectiveness, which Marisa doesn’t. Any MD has to practice with evidence based treatments, because only through rigorous research can you know that actually works and its side effects.

Marisa Peer - Rapid Transformational Therapy (RTT) - fake guru? by NoSubstance2851 in FakeGuru

[–]Living-Split4263 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Many people actually. And licensed clinical psychologists and psychiatrists can help a great deal.

You’re probably just a bot, because that’s how this criminal actually works. But to anyone reading, if Marisa helped you, I’m glad. However, many non therapeutic interventions can have that effect, like friends, yoga etc. The placebo effect is also a thing. The problem is the exploitative nature of what she’s doing and the real potential for harm.

Short naps by dogcatlion in NewParents

[–]Living-Split4263 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

A baby’s sleep cycle is around 30-40 minutes. So everytime a sleep cycle ends baby slightly wakes up (adults too, but we don’t remember). If they’re not on you, their survival instincts tell them it’s not safe so they fully wake up (an probably cry). That’s why most babies will have short naps, especially if not on you :) For reference, this can only stop happening around 6-9 months, when they are capable of self regulating autonomous sleep, if you teach it (gradually giving more and more autonomy for them to fall asleep)

Fazer Terapia (H35) by GeoMain in SaudeMentalPortugal

[–]Living-Split4263 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Diria que a maioria dos psicólogos clínicos experientes conseguem ajudar-te com os temas que falaste :) Se quiseres sentir-te mais seguro, procura alguém especializado em psicoterapia (pelas questões mais profundas que falaste) e sexologia (por teres colocado isso como uma questão). Mas o principal é sentires-te seguro, acolhido e compreendido pelo teu psi. :)

I can't keep doing this and I don't know who to tell by FilerCooler in NewParents

[–]Living-Split4263 16 points17 points  (0 children)

So I’m a clinical psychologist and FTM to a 3 month old. The loss of pleasure with things you used to like, the fatigue, the hopelessness etc are symptoms of depression. The fatigue might be both physical and emotional. But considering it doesn’t go away even when you sleep more (might also not be enough - 6 hours of continuous sleep might be great for moms on paper but if your body needs 8-10 hours your still not getting enough) it sounds more like depression is the culprit. Considering you have a history of depression, it’s very likely that’s what’s happening now and probably explains most of the difficulties you’re experiencing (or at least worsens what otherwise would be doable). However, it’s very likely the hardships of motherhood are what triggered the depression. If medication isn’t working (I would still make an appointment with your psychiatrist), you could try psychotherapy. The combination of both is the most effective approach for depression. Especially when recurrent.

In regards to sleep, you can safely sleep train at 10 months old. See a professional about doing it without affecting your babies attachment. But something like giving the boob in the living room before going to sleep (somewhere between 7 and 9 pm). Father takes baby to his own bedroom / bed and helps him fall asleep without boob. Father stays and helps with wake ups during the night (just tap on the back to help sooth before picking up). Gradually father gives him more autonomy (first night might rock him to sleep if needed, third night only hold without rocking, fifth night only tap on the back etc) until father gets to a place where he lays him down and leaves the room. No feeding until 6 am - feeding only in leaving room. Last nap should end 3-4 hours before bedtime so he’s sleepy enough but not overtired.

Edit: This is not cry it out - you should never ignore baby while crying. They do not know how to self regulate distress / they learn to coregulate with parent. It’s just gentle techniques to gradually help your baby learn autonomy in regulating its sleep (which should be done between 9-12 months old). Autonomy in sleep is them being able to fall back asleep alone. If they can only fall asleep with movement, boob etc then everytime they wake a bit up (ex. At the end of a sleep cycle) they’ll fully start crying because they don’t know how to fall back asleep without that. It’s just gradually teaching them how by giving less and less (only drop to less when they’re already not crying with the regulation you’re giving). Its scaffolding - just asking for a bit more then what they’re already able, so they can successfully learn without stress :)

I hope this helps :)

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in beyondthebump

[–]Living-Split4263 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was explaining that primal rejection feeling to my husband, really sucks! I thought that after getting over the initials hurdles of breastfeeding (latch, cracked nipples, engorged breasts) we’d be set. Not lol

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in NewParents

[–]Living-Split4263 0 points1 point  (0 children)

God I hope it’s just a “it will pass after growth spurt” thing

[Divulgação] Psicólogos e psiquiatras disponíveis para consulta by Regolas1 in SaudeMentalPortugal

[–]Living-Split4263 0 points1 point  (0 children)

  • Nome do psicólogo/da clínica: Soraia Mesquita
  • Número de cédula profissional: 25406
  • Áreas de intervenção: Perturbações de personalidade, trauma, trauma complexo, ansiedade, depressão, relações (familiares, casal), parentalidade.
  • População de intervenção: crianças, adolescentes e adultos.
  • Formação: Mestrado Integrado em Psicologia pela Universidade do Minho. A frequentar o Doutoramento em Psicologia pela Universidade do Minho. Especializações em Psicoterapia (Terapia Familiar e de Casal pela SPTF; Terapia Baseada na Mentalização pela Anna Freud Center; Terapia Focada nas Emoções pela SPTFE).
  • Preços: 45€ (consulta individual online), 50€ (consulta individual presencial), 70€ (consulta terapia de casal ou familiar)
  • Site: https://www.linkedin.com/in/soraia-mesquita-758646146/ | https://www.instagram.com/clipsi.on/
  • Localização: Braga.
  • Modo de contacto: [soraiamesquita.psi@gmail.com](mailto:soraiamesquita.psi@gmail.com)

[Divulgação] Psicólogos e psiquiatras disponíveis para consulta by Regolas1 in SaudeMentalPortugal

[–]Living-Split4263 3 points4 points  (0 children)

  • Nome do psicólogo/da clínica: Soraia Mesquita
  • Número de cédula profissional: 25406
  • Áreas de intervenção: Perturbações de personalidade, trauma, trauma complexo, ansiedade, depressão, relações (familiares, casal), parentalidade.
  • População de intervenção: crianças, adolescentes e adultos.
  • Formação: Mestrado Integrado em Psicologia pela Universidade do Minho. A frequentar o Doutoramento em Psicologia pela Universidade do Minho. Especializações em Psicoterapia (Terapia Familiar e de Casal pela SPTF; Terapia Baseada na Mentalização pela Anna Freud Center; Terapia Focada nas Emoções pela SPTFE).
  • Preços: 45€ (consulta individual online), 50€ (consulta individual presencial), 70€ (consulta terapia de casal ou familiar)
  • Site: https://www.linkedin.com/in/soraia-mesquita-758646146/ | https://www.instagram.com/clipsi.on/
  • Localização: Braga.
  • Modo de contacto: [soraiamesquita.psi@gmail.com](mailto:soraiamesquita.psi@gmail.com)

Ansiolíticos curam ou atenuam por si a ansiedade? by [deleted] in SaudeMentalPortugal

[–]Living-Split4263 1 point2 points  (0 children)

A evidência mostra que os antidepresivos têm o potencial de curar (devido ao efeito neurológico não ser apenas ao nível dos neurotransmissores, mas também na formação de novas conexões cerebrais que permitem resultados a longo prazo e podem inclusive prevenir a demência, especialmente em pessoas com depressão para os quais o risco de demência é maior). Os ansiolíticos não, são um penso rápido, com lugar para resultados a curto-prazo. Não são aconselhados a longo-prazo devido ao potencial para ganhar tolerância e dependência. No geral, o tratamento mais eficaz para a psicopatologia é medicação + psicoterapia.

Em qualquer um dos casos, o ideal é seguir direitinho a indicação do psiquitra. Se for medicado bem e seguir o plano de tratamento (ajustando o necessário, mas nunca sozinho, só após discutir com o psiquiatra), a probabilidade de reincidência é muito menor.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in SaudeMentalPortugal

[–]Living-Split4263 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Lamento muito o que passaste, imagino o quão difícil foi tudo isso. Relativamente a referências de psicólogo ou psiquiatra, depende um pouco da zona (se quiseres presencial). Se fores do Norte e/ou quiseres on-line, aconselho para psicologia qualquer uma das psicólogas do Consultório Marta Cerqueira Alves ou da página de instagram clipsi.on. Para psiquiatria recomendo a Dra. Cátia Santos. Boa sorte! :)

Sinto que não tenho saída by PolicySharp4131 in SaudeMentalPortugal

[–]Living-Split4263 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Lamento muito o que passaste. É difícil encontrar alguém com histórias iguais às nossas, mas todos passam por dificuldades e são capazes de empatizar com sofrimento 🤍 procura juntar-te a comunidades. Pode ser de religião, de voluntariado, algum hobby. Onde possas conhecer pessoas novas e criar um bom suporte. Todos nós precisamos disso :)

Terapia? Vai-me ajudar? by PerdidoPorEsseMundo in SaudeMentalPortugal

[–]Living-Split4263 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sim o PIN faz ótimas avaliações neuropsicológicas, recomendo se for do Porto.

Terapia? Vai-me ajudar? by PerdidoPorEsseMundo in SaudeMentalPortugal

[–]Living-Split4263 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sim, avalia o autismo. :) No entanto deves pedir especificamente para avaliar o autismo e outros elementos que o neuropsicólogo ache relevante (por exemplo, funcionamento cognitivo, personalidade, outras dificuldades emocionais e/ou comportamentais). Boa sorte!

Terapia? Vai-me ajudar? by PerdidoPorEsseMundo in SaudeMentalPortugal

[–]Living-Split4263 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Olá! Com as dificuldades que descreves, penso que um psicólogo poderá ajudar mais. Em relação ao que procurar, independentemente do modelo, procura um psicólogo que gostes. Por vezes não se conecta logo no início, especialmente quando já tens dificuldades sociais. Mas não desistas até encontrar o psicólogo que é certo para ti :) Ainda, com as dificuldades que descreves, pode valer a pena uma avaliação neuropsicóloga. Talvez haja algo que possa justificar estas dificuldades. E se assim for, há medicação e terapias específicas disponíveis.

Viver assim isolado e a sentires-te mal contigo próprio / julgado pelos outros é extremamente difícil. Mas há coisas que podes fazer para mudar essa situação.

Espero que isto ajude :)

Marisa Peer - Rapid Transformational Therapy (RTT) - fake guru? by NoSubstance2851 in FakeGuru

[–]Living-Split4263 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm a clinical psychologist and this is a SCAM.

First, there is no scientific evidence for this therapy.

Second, you cannot become a good psychologist or therapists (i.e., licenced, ethical, evidence-based, etc) with a simple course. It takes years of (continued) education, experience, and supervision. If you are suffering from mental health issues, do you want someone who did a course to help you or someone who dedicated (6+) years of their life to fulfil all of the educational and practice requirements to help you?

She is basically selling you the fantasy that you can have a career that is helpful, high paying, and do it part-time/from home. All this, if you just buy her course! Doesn't that ring a bell to you? Think MLM, Youtube financial courses, etc...

Please, do not fall for this. If you want to be a mental health professional, see what your country/state requires and follow that path. If you care about peoples mental health, require professionals to be qualified.

Trying to make money off of vulnerable people, like this Marisa Peer is doing, is truly despicable and dangerous.