As far as I know, there really aren't very many particularly strict rules anymore. In other words, there are many, many "psychodynamic psychotherapists" who are perfectly happy to sit in chairs with you, without even a "couch" in the room.

Nor are there all that many "psychodynamic psychotherapists" who continue to be strict Freudians (i.e., those who sit there and don't respond). I myself am now in "psychodynamic psychotherapy" with an experienced therapist who wouldn't dream of following the truly ancient Freudian rules. Which is exactly what I want.

In other words, the world's a big place and you can probably find whatever you need or want in it. Myself, I'm not really comfortable with anything other than "psychodynamic psychotherapy." But up to date, without the real silliness of the Freudian old guard. And believe me, I'm quite familiar with the "old guard."

But the real effectiveness of your T doesn't depend on all these categorizations. It depends on their personalities and their serious commitment to helping people. I would have to guess that it really doesn't depend on whether they're PP or CBT or DBT or whatever. So long as they have a serious personal commitment to really helping people in pain.

The best of luck to you. I hope your T works out to your satisfaction. Just know that somewhere in the world there are probably more than one T's perfectly suited to you and to your getting what you want and need. Take care!