The phone interview is a great idea! I bet no one would hesitate to answer a few questions without charging you. You could even write them out beforehand so as not to forget any. I didn't think of anything like that. All I said on the phone was "I'd like to make an appointment" and scheduled a session. I didn't even know what I wanted to say when I went in there and just kind of blathered on about how things weren't working for me. I never thought of asking for a "let's just meet" session either -- I just jumped right on into my problems. :-) But I knew by the end of the interview that I wanted to come back. I bet it'll be obvious to you too when you find the right person. I hope you'll be lucky and won't have to interview a bunch. But even if you do (and even if it ends up being expensive), it will be totally worth it. Therapy is a truly amazing experience in my opinion.

Sidony