As I'm always saying, I think the most important thing about selecting a T for any medium or long-term problems is to know something about how he/she treats Transference if it happens (and probably will). I've seen so much agony and heartache (including myself) because the T turns out to be punitive or ignorant about your attachment/transference problems that can come up.

I think it's important to read up on Transference and know what it's all about. If you had a heart problem, you probably would want to read some books, find out just what kind of heart problem you have, and pick a doctor who specializes in what you've got. Psychotherapy isn't just a relationship,( tho much of it is), but is also a technique the therapist has learned, and some are severe about your transference on them. I can't take any more severity. or ignorance!
I know it's hard to ask up front, and the on-line info is sketchy, but it's cruisin' for a bruisin' to go in blind about transference, in my opinion. I've been bruised quite a lot until this last T I've been seeing.