It's an emotionally draining experience to search for a good therapist, especially after you've been terminated. I had to look at my search the same way I did when house hunting, and a friend told me to see a ton of houses of every kind so that when I found the right one, I would know. I didn't think I needed to do that. I thought if I had a specific enough list, I could limit my search, but it didn't work. I ended up seeing a ton of homes and then, bam, I was able to find the one I really wanted.

It has been very much the same in my search for a good therapist. As painful as it was to go through the interviews and searching, it helped me clarify what I really wanted so that when I found it, I knew. It led me to the perfect therapist (for me).