"Keep better track of where your boobs are, *****!"
Ugh. I'm sorry. I know you're terminating with her, but can she be helpful for the time you have left? She sounds about as pleasant as a ripe case of athlete's foot.
I know experience is important, and working with new therapists in agencies isn't ideal; they don't have a lot of real-world experience, they move on frequently. They do, however, have a lot of supervision, and often a lot of enthusiasm. Maybe as you talk to some of them, you can have an honest dialog about why you're afraid of working with them, borderline, what you want and need from them, what they can do, and whether they have adequate agency support for difficult cases.
I've had some really crappy PhD therapists, and some amazing master's level therapists.
Best of luck to you. All of this is hard.
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