Since my current Therapist leaving in a few weeks, I will have to start looking for a new Therapist (at the same practice I am currently at) I was wondering what everyone on here thinks are some good qualifications when looking for a Therapist. I know that I want someone who is female (I have always worked with a female Therapist even when I was young, an I feel like they understand me the most) which shouldn't be an issue for me since most (if not all) of the Therapists at this practice are female. I have also mentioned a 15 year age cap (i.e. no more than 15 years older than me) in the past but I am a little flexible with that, at my last session my Therapist mentioned having me see the person who I did my intake which I am open to even though I believe she is slightly more than 15 years older than me, my current Therapist is only 4 years older than me and we worked together well in the brief time we saw each other. It would also be nice to have someone who hugs at more than just the final session (which is the case with my current Therapist), which may have been the reason why my Therapist said in might be good to see the person who did my intake (since I believe she is open to hugging during certain circumstances). Educational background doesn't really mean much to me because as long as I have good chemistry with a Therapist than that is all that matters to me (Educational background is fairly irrelevant).