our answer isn't meant to sound flippant

it is kinda like asking why go to a neurosurgeon instead of a internist/general practioner when they're both M.D.s

because the speciality a professional chooses to enter usually requires a set number of hours of education ( most quite high) in that area and to maintain licensure most require ongoing credit hours of a much lesser amount.

we'd rather talk with a therapist who has training in what special needs a survivor of molestation requires than a therapist who passed through the "molestation" part of their coursework for their degree.......they might be proficient but not up to date in latest proceedures or changes to field.

comes down to individual pref. some ppl never seek out specialists and do just fine with run of the mill therapists. others have different needs which can be better met by those who have trained and practiced their specialities.

make sense? sorry if simplistic. not really up to delving into why a therapist, or anyone, would choose specific fields. maybe their own history?