My previous psychologist I chose from the insurance company's list of covered providers. She was located close to me and 'specialized' in what I was going for. What she didn't say was that her treatment modality is hypnosis, kind of a philosphy of taking a short-cut directly to the unconscious, rather than talking and exploring and learning. Ditched her.

So then I contacted a psychoanalytic institute and asked if they had any analysts-in-training in my area who were taking clients. They only had one female (my preference) and we met a few times and I liked her.