Picture the following - psychologist with tattoo (bad?)

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You walk into your psychologists office for your first appointment. He is wearing sneakers, black jeans and a common long-sleeve shirt. He also have a tattoo similar to this on his right hand (Just the rose not the numbers):


And ears similar to these:



What are your thoughts?

I'd think that could be a good thing as it makes them seem like they are more likely to be open minded about people being different.

I don't think that having tattoos means the guy won't be an incredibly capable professional. Having said that, I would passively sound the guy out to determine if I could score LSD off him...I've always wanted to try it...

Older people might be a bit uncomfortable with it at first, but the younger people will probably relax around you more thinking you won't be the stereotypical (rigid) shrink.

I have a couple of colleagues (psychs obviously) at work who have visible tatts and it's not usually a problem.

The only reason I could see it being a problem is when you are going for a new job - some recruiters are really picking about things like visible tatts and piercings.

exactly what I thought

Haha what?! I take it this was a way of stating that you would not find such an individual professional/trust-worthy? Or? I'm not sure haha!



This is what I was thinking, but I was not sure if I just fooled myself since I really want a tattoo on the hand (already have a sleeve, but that is easy to cover up). I want to have my own practice, but you need some work experience first so I can't make myself totally unemployable!

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Hehe...what I mean is, I would perceive the guy at first sight as being a psychologist that is a little worldly and open minded...but other observations would need to correlate for me to think he was open to discussing alternative therapies...such as LSD administration. Therapy was one of the first applications for the drug. If I feel disconnected from my full emotional self, perhaps it would help. I've known doctors that could be steered in interesting directions, and I've procured some very helpful drugs at little or no cost on quite a few occasions. If you want to know other people's opinions on whether he can be a capable psychologist and have highly visible ink, then I think the answer is yes. If you want to know what impression this would initially give people, I think it would be limited to thinking that this guy might potentially have an interesting story or two to tell. Tattoos aren't a big deal anymore...

I'm much more interested in credentials and experience. I don't care what he or she looks like.

Lots of people have ugly tattoos and piercing these days. It might be distracting, but it's no indicator of unprofessional behavior.

I'd just think to myself, "a try hard". Which kinda means...a person caught up in the social game and they're trying to be "in".

Personally I wouldn't apply BS stereotypes, and I might actually be friendlier with him because he doesn't either.

Come on now, it's 2012 not 1912.

Oh, I did not know that LSD could be prescribed. Thanks for explaining. I'm considering getting a hand tattoo that is why I'm asking people. Interesting thing though; when someone asked a similar (not that specific) about tattoos and getting a job on a Norwegian forum most people thought it wasn't a problem. But a lot of those who thought it was a problem said that they would not do it as tattoos still are a big deal in a lot of other countries (and they would not sacrifice the opportunity to work abroad). But you guys here seems to be at least as accepting.

I'd assume he's blessed with self employment/his own psych practice and so has the freedom to do stuff like that to his body.

A fair assumption indeed.

I don't think it matters if the psychologist has a tattoo or piercings its the person itself that counts.