Posted by Dinah on July 21, 2009, at 22:24:05
In reply to finding a new therapist, 'interviewing' them, posted by friesandcoke on July 21, 2009, at 22:12:53
It doesn't sound as if she's the right therapist for you. It doesn't matter if those things would be offputting to anyone else. They are to you.
I was reading just yesterday how study after study show that a good therapeutic relationship is the best predictor of outcome, or something like that. If she doesn't feel right to you, she doesn't, and forcing it probably won't help.
What would an ideal therapist look like to you?
When I was interviewing a few years ago, I had a list of qualities that were important to me, and I asked up front about them. In the end, I still didn't like any of the therapists, but at least I narrowed down the candidates a bit.
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