[tsegratis]

the 'therapist effect' says that therapy quality is largely independent of training

some research on this: https://psycnet.apa.org/doiLanding?doi=10.1037%2Ftep0000402 https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8174802/

CBT (cognitive behavioural training) has been shown to be effective independent of which therapist does it. if CBT has a downside it is that it's a bit boring, and probably not as effective as a good therapist

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so personally i would say the advice of passing on people to therapists is largely unsupported: if you're that person's friend and you care about them; then be open, and show that care. that care can also mean taking them to a therapist, that is okay

[tim333]

Yeah. Also at the time I tried it what I really needed was common sense advice like move out of mum's, get a part time job to meet people and so on. While you could argue it's not strictly speaking therapy, I imagine a lot of people going to therapists could benefit from that kind of thing.