Doctor Analyzes The Office (Michael Scott Needs Therapy Immediately)

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This is another Doctor REACTS video watching The Office, and I'm watching perhaps the most famous mental health episode, called "Counseling" from season 7 when Michael is forced to have therapy with Toby. It goes about as well as you might expect and we get to look at the dynamics between them, the difference between psychotherapy and counseling and how Toby should try and manage all of Michael's chaotic emotions. Let me know what you think.

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[Kno_Buddy]

You’ll definitely love the show Community. The entire series is relevant to your channel. You could do a couple episodes a month as a side thing until you finish the series and by that time the movie that starts filming this summer should be out. The character Abed, while never officially diagnosed in the show is based on the creator himself who after hearing so many people say that Abed was autistic got himself tested and learned that he was autistic.

[webbess]

"He has a lot of issues, and he's stupid." Loved that line.

[Autdll]

The first good therapist I connected with changed my world. By our second appointment she knew enough to know I loved animals, and so she started to bring her dog to appointments and engage with me while I sat and pet the pup. As a shy 14yo, I felt so much more comfortable to open up because I could talk towards the dog without having to make eye contact when discussing the darker issues. That therapist was also absolutely incredible, but having an animal in the room was like a master key for unlocking my thoughts lol

[ErikaCartet]

“it’s when you said one thing but meant your mother” lmfaooo

[TheLittleankou]

What helped me trust my therapist is that she showed genuine interest in my thoughts and implemented my feedback; I knew early on that we were a team and that she had my best interest in mind, and I am so, so grateful to her for that!

[pigpjs]

My friend is a court mandated therapist for adults who have committed SA. He agrees that forced therapy isn't effective in 90% of cases. He wishes the court instead made it available but optional

[lauraslater]

What helped me trust my therapist was her telling me that she trusted me. I was 20, my depression had spiralled into attempts at suicide and I'd finally asked for help. Two terrible psychologists later I met Maggie and the first thing she said to me was "no matter what you tell me, I will believe you". I truly owe her my life.

[JeremyDiCicco]

In the US, the terms counseling and psychotherapy are use interchangeably. A master's degree in counseling and a state license allows counselors to perform psychotherapy. Other therapists are also trained to the master's degree level at a minimum. These include psychologists (educated at the doctoral level), marriage and family therapists, and clinical social workers. These mental health professionals are allowed to perform psychotherapy and diagnose mental disorders so long as they hold a license for their respective profession issued by a state licensing board of that profession.

[lunacouer]

4:24 Yup, here in the US, Licensed Clinical Social Workers (LCSWs) are counselors. :) They're trained to do a lot more as far as whole-person case management, but yeah, they're one of a _bunch_ of different licenses you can get that allows Master's Levels graduates to professionally conduct therapy with clients. The PhD graduates are psychotherapists here too, but there don't seem to be a lot who focus on therapy. At least in my city, they mostly conduct testing for things like autism, work for the court system, teach or conduct research.

[Pratchettgaiman]

Mowgli actually was raised by wolves, he just hangs out with Bagheera and Baloo more over the course of the story

[gemstonejasper]

In 2019-2020, I had a therapist named Jeff. He was the first one I really connected to. I had been forced to go to therapy as a kid (as well as religious counseling), but never really connected to any of them. I started seeing Jeff when I was around 19 or 20. He was patient and kind to me. Looking back, I think he made some definite mistakes (telling me that the virus in China wasn't likely to come here and that I was allowed to worry when he did). But he was the first therapist I really trusted. He saved my life and I hope he's doing well

[U_KitKat]

What helped me trust my therapist was finding someone who was neurodivergent, like me.

[carmen_says_hi]

Toby has a Master's in Social Work or MSW. In Pennsylvania, someone would have to "complete at least 3, 000 hours of supervised clinical experience after completion of the master's degree in social work. The supervised clinical experience shall be completed in no less than 2 years." After passing the examination, he would have become a LCSW (Licensed Clinical Social Worker).

Counseling is a broad term here in the US. There's clinical counseling (psychotherapy), but there's also the "here and now" counseling that doesn't necessarily require a specific degree or certificate depending on the field.

[genericredcircle]

The thing that allowed me to really get into therapy was actually taking it less seriously. My psych swears, tells me if he’s had a bad week, and we can have a good laugh amidst the tough stuff. Makes it sooo much easier to open up to someone who you don’t feel so intimidated by!

[ToniRichter]

Psychotherapist here 🙋🏽‍♀️ and Licensed Clinical Social Worker (MSW and LCSW). So Toby is not totally wrong but he’s not totally correct here. If he just has a degree in SW, first, which level…bachelor’s or master’s? If he had a BSW then no, he is not a qualified counselor. If he had an MSW and had gone through the required supervision hours 2000-3000 it varies and has passed his exams then, yes, he CAN provide counseling.
They would, really should, refer him out since he and Toby have a dual relationship since they actively work together. But that would ruin the joke completely. I love this episode!

[charliekuski]

I've run through many psychologists in my life bc of mistreatment. The doc I have now is the first one I can ever trust. Reason being is he always asked how my cat is and remembered her name. It might seem strange but it's just a small personal conversation price that I feel is very comforting and made me realize the trust I started to grow with him.

thanks Mr. psych! if u see this, my cat is hella chill rn

[quinnstilwell]

Not miss Plane - “mama, kudos for saying that, for spilling” - Jane in the background of this episode!! Another great reaction video, so enjoyable and educational! Keep it up Dr.E 🫶🏻✨

[Scottsland_Yard]

I NEED to see you react to the "Morroccan Christmas" episode where Michael tries to do an intervention for Meredith 😂

[eyeseajujubee]

When I was a kid I trusted my therapist by her explaining how my parents wanted me to work on certain issues, but that we could work on whatever I wanted to or was struggling with.

[potato_that_tickles_his_pickle]

My middle name is Alf. And on behalf of all Alfs, I promise we did not probe Michael. We did mildly poke him though