{"id":14088,"date":"2019-10-04T20:30:29","date_gmt":"2019-10-05T00:30:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.blunt-therapy.com\/?page_id=14088"},"modified":"2021-11-26T01:08:31","modified_gmt":"2021-11-26T06:08:31","slug":"faq","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.blunt-therapy.com\/faq\/","title":{"rendered":"Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-ub-content-toggle\" id=\"ub-content-toggle-ba0bd558-c0b4-4909-abaa-56d8f5094720\" data-showonlyone=\"true\" data-mobilecollapse=\"false\" data-desktopcollapse=\"false\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-ub-content-toggle-accordion\" id=\"ub-content-toggle-panel-block-\">\n                <div class=\"wp-block-ub-content-toggle-accordion-title-wrap\"\" aria-controls=\"ub-content-toggle-panel-0-ba0bd558-c0b4-4909-abaa-56d8f5094720\" tabindex=\"0\">\n                    <h3 class=\"wp-block-ub-content-toggle-accordion-title ub-content-toggle-title-ba0bd558-c0b4-4909-abaa-56d8f5094720\"><a>What is Blunt Therapy?<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"wp-block-ub-content-toggle-accordion-toggle-wrap right\"><span class=\"wp-block-ub-content-toggle-accordion-state-indicator wp-block-ub-chevron-down\"><\/span>\n                    <\/div><\/div><div role=\"region\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"wp-block-ub-content-toggle-accordion-content-wrap ub-hide\" id=\"ub-content-toggle-panel-0-ba0bd558-c0b4-4909-abaa-56d8f5094720\">\n\n<p>Blunt Therapy is a blog about the kind of things people go to therapy for. Therapy. Mental health. Addictions. Parenting. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.blunt-therapy.com\/relationships\/\">Relationships<\/a>. We offer tips, advice and analysis from a licensed therapist who\u2019s been there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Blunt Therapy is edited by a Licensed Professional Counselor and Clinical Addictions Specialist who has training and experience in the fields of addictions, family therapy, trauma, and co-occurring disorders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Blunt <a href=\"https:\/\/www.blunt-therapy.com\/therapy\/\">Therapy<\/a> publishes articles from any qualified writers who have an expert level understanding of the subject areas about which we publish posts.<\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ub-content-toggle-accordion\" id=\"ub-content-toggle-panel-block-\">\n                <div class=\"wp-block-ub-content-toggle-accordion-title-wrap\"\" aria-controls=\"ub-content-toggle-panel-1-ba0bd558-c0b4-4909-abaa-56d8f5094720\" tabindex=\"0\">\n                    <h3 class=\"wp-block-ub-content-toggle-accordion-title ub-content-toggle-title-ba0bd558-c0b4-4909-abaa-56d8f5094720\"><a>Who is Randy Withers, LCMHC?<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"wp-block-ub-content-toggle-accordion-toggle-wrap right\"><span class=\"wp-block-ub-content-toggle-accordion-state-indicator wp-block-ub-chevron-down open\"><\/span>\n                    <\/div><\/div><div role=\"region\" aria-expanded=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-ub-content-toggle-accordion-content-wrap\" id=\"ub-content-toggle-panel-1-ba0bd558-c0b4-4909-abaa-56d8f5094720\">\n\n<p>Randy Withers, MA, NCC, LCMHC, LCAS, is a licensed therapist and the Managing Editor of Blunt Therapy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>His work has been featured in several online publications, including Thought Catalog, NAMI, Medium, P.S. I Love You, Thrive Global, The Mighty, The Mission, The Good Men Project, Yahoo! Lifestyle, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.blunt-therapy.com\/resources\/\">Resources<\/a> To Recover.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Randy is a Board-Certified Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor and Clinical Addictions Specialist living outside of Asheville, NC. He currently works full-time as an addictions counselor at a large state psychiatric hospital.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Randy has a minor in Psychology, a Bachelor\u2019s Degree in English Literature, and Masters Degrees in Education and Clinical Mental Health <a href=\"https:\/\/www.blunt-therapy.com\/how-to-get-results-in-therapy\/\">Counseling<\/a>. He is licensed to practice in North Carolina but is board-certified at the national level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.blunt-therapy.com\/about\/editor\/\">Randy<\/a> is available for interviews, consultations, speaking engagements, and guest contributions. Please visit our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.blunt-therapy.com\/coaching\/\">Coaching<\/a> Page for&nbsp;more information.<\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ub-content-toggle-accordion\" id=\"ub-content-toggle-panel-block-\">\n                <div class=\"wp-block-ub-content-toggle-accordion-title-wrap\"\" aria-controls=\"ub-content-toggle-panel-2-ba0bd558-c0b4-4909-abaa-56d8f5094720\" tabindex=\"0\">\n                    <h3 class=\"wp-block-ub-content-toggle-accordion-title ub-content-toggle-title-ba0bd558-c0b4-4909-abaa-56d8f5094720\"><a>Can We Advertise on Blunt Therapy?<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"wp-block-ub-content-toggle-accordion-toggle-wrap right\"><span class=\"wp-block-ub-content-toggle-accordion-state-indicator wp-block-ub-chevron-down\"><\/span>\n                    <\/div><\/div><div role=\"region\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"wp-block-ub-content-toggle-accordion-content-wrap ub-hide\" id=\"ub-content-toggle-panel-2-ba0bd558-c0b4-4909-abaa-56d8f5094720\">\n\n<p>You sure can. Blunt Therapy accepts advertisements from products and services related to the content of the website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In general terms, the product must relate to mental health, addictions, relationships, or parenting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sponsored posts will be identified as such per Goolge TOS. Links will receive a \u201csponsored\u201d rel= tag as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you are interested in learning more, including prices and fees, please use our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.blunt-therapy.com\/contact\/\">contact form<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ub-content-toggle-accordion\" id=\"ub-content-toggle-panel-block-\">\n                <div class=\"wp-block-ub-content-toggle-accordion-title-wrap\"\" aria-controls=\"ub-content-toggle-panel-3-ba0bd558-c0b4-4909-abaa-56d8f5094720\" tabindex=\"0\">\n                    <h3 class=\"wp-block-ub-content-toggle-accordion-title ub-content-toggle-title-ba0bd558-c0b4-4909-abaa-56d8f5094720\">What About Affiliate Links?<\/h3><div class=\"wp-block-ub-content-toggle-accordion-toggle-wrap right\"><span class=\"wp-block-ub-content-toggle-accordion-state-indicator wp-block-ub-chevron-down\"><\/span>\n                    <\/div><\/div><div role=\"region\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"wp-block-ub-content-toggle-accordion-content-wrap ub-hide\" id=\"ub-content-toggle-panel-3-ba0bd558-c0b4-4909-abaa-56d8f5094720\">\n\n<p>Blunt Therapy does participate in affiliate marketing programs to promote quality, worthwhile products and services that we think will benefit our readers. It doesn\u2019t cost you an additional penny to buy something through an affiliate link. If you\u2019d like to learn more and see a list of the affiliate products promoted on this site, please visit the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.blunt-therapy.com\/disclosure\/\">affiliate disclosure page.<\/a><\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ub-content-toggle-accordion\" id=\"ub-content-toggle-panel-block-\">\n                <div class=\"wp-block-ub-content-toggle-accordion-title-wrap\"\" aria-controls=\"ub-content-toggle-panel-4-ba0bd558-c0b4-4909-abaa-56d8f5094720\" tabindex=\"0\">\n                    <h3 class=\"wp-block-ub-content-toggle-accordion-title ub-content-toggle-title-ba0bd558-c0b4-4909-abaa-56d8f5094720\"><a>Do You Provide Online Counseling?<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"wp-block-ub-content-toggle-accordion-toggle-wrap right\"><span class=\"wp-block-ub-content-toggle-accordion-state-indicator wp-block-ub-chevron-down\"><\/span>\n                    <\/div><\/div><div role=\"region\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"wp-block-ub-content-toggle-accordion-content-wrap ub-hide\" id=\"ub-content-toggle-panel-4-ba0bd558-c0b4-4909-abaa-56d8f5094720\">\n\n<p>\u00a0While Blunt Therapy cannot provide <a href=\"https:\/\/www.blunt-therapy.com\/betterhelp-counseling-review\/\">online counseling<\/a> services, we do refer readers to BetterHelp, one of the largest and most trusted online counseling providers out there. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.betterhelp.com\/blunttherapy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">This link<\/a> will get you 10% off your membership (affiliate link). 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On rare occasions, we also accept sponsored posts if they are a good fit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For more information, please see our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.blunt-therapy.com\/write-for-us\/\">editorial guidelines.<\/a><\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":3,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_uag_custom_page_level_css":"","ub_ctt_via":"","_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"featured_image_src":null,"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":false,"thumbnail":false,"medium":false,"medium_large":false,"large":false,"1536x1536":false,"2048x2048":false,"tiny":false,"thumbnail-medium":false,"thumbnail-square":false,"thumbnail-portrait":false,"thumbnail-large":false},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"Randy Withers, LCMHC","author_link":"https:\/\/www.blunt-therapy.com\/author\/randy-withers\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":null,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.blunt-therapy.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/14088"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.blunt-therapy.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.blunt-therapy.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.blunt-therapy.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.blunt-therapy.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14088"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.blunt-therapy.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/14088\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.blunt-therapy.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14088"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}