TMS Therapists Chicago

Hi ikreim2,

This came up among the TMS practitioners and several notable people recommended Dr. Stracks highly as a source of referrals to TMS Therapists. (One even described him as "the Sarno of Chicago.") Dr. Stracks may have therapists that he works with so may be a good source of referrals. It can be hard to assess the skill of a therapist, but if a TMS physician has been referring patients to a therapist for a long time, their patients will provide them with some great information about therapist.

For anyone else reading this, having been around for a while, and as an economist, here's how I look at it. All TMS physicians want their patients to get better faster, not only out of compassion, but also because their patient's success reflects on them. No one wants to say bad things about colleagues, so it might not be clear how people really feel (talk is cheap). However, if you look at who a physician actually refers to, it tells you who they really trust.

This is why I respect the core Sarno psychologists so much. Some of them have collaborated with them for decades. Putting aside their immense experience, the fact that he would refer him patients to them over such a very long time, probably indicates that he has great faith in their abilities. (I'm not saying that you should work with with someone outside of Chicago -- I'm just making a general point that comes up every so often.)

 

Heh. I could see that happening more for referrals by doctors to other doctors. But when it comes to MDs and therapists, it seems like they are usually completely different animals. Obviously, there are always exceptions, but it's almost funny to try to imagine many of the TMS therapists I know playing golf with the TMS doctors I know.