My T is my 1st & only T as well in a long long time. I found him on ins. Website. Then I googled names and read reviews and kinda narrowed it down from there. He was one of the ones to. All back in a timely manner and worked w/ what I was looking for...
I look for: ease of scheduling appts. I have a standing appt 2x week so that's nice.
And I guess to see if we mesh or click. Which we do I think most of the time. I'm ultra sensitive sometimes n wonder sometimes if we're a good match...but I think we are.
I saw a couples therapist last yr..HATED her. Talked bout her fam most of session. I've seen several therapists over the years way back...don't remember too much cause I was in n out of hospital but I do remember I didn't like ANY of them! Lol.
I did see a therapist a lil bit ago & I really liked him at first but I'm pretty sure he became overwhelmed cause one day I came in severly depressed w/ Sui thinking and my 50 min appt turned out to be 3 hours!!! I left with a sense of fear in him and questioned his competence and a Sui contract :/. (plus. Bunch of 'follow up' phone calls! -he was a student)
So yeah. I know some people shop around...which I think isn't a bad idea...I wAs really really needing a therapist ASAP tho so I shopped around best I could!