It sounds like people have had very different experiences with therapists, both from each other and also if they have had more than one. I'm wondering what people care about in terms of a good therapist.

Like do you care what their training is? or what specific areas they have more knowledge of?

Do you care if they are intelligent? or is it more that they are skilled? or that they are interpersonally attuned?

What are other things you care about?