My dad finally seems to have come round to the idea of me wanting therapy, but he's got me worried about seeing an NHS therapist. According to him this will go on my medical record, which will be a Big Deal because insurance companies and solicitors can ask to see it, plus I'll probably have to wait longer to see someone. So he wants me to go private, because apparantly that way it won't go on my medical record and I might get seen more quickly. But if I do go private I've got no idea what therapist to choose (there are quite a few round here, much more than I thought there would be), and it'll probably be expensive. Is it worth seeing a private therapist, or are NHS ones just as good? And how much of a problem is it that seeing a therapist will go on my medical record?