The Ph.D. is no guarantee for any better treatment. Just find someone you feel good with. Be open minded and trust your own judgement.

For what's it's worth I have three friends who are Ph.D. in psychology fields. Two of them practice and one teaches. The teacher knows she hasn't got the gumption for practice but she's a great teacher. Of the two that practice, one of them, I'm pretty sure would be an awful therapist. I've heard his stories from the other side and he's a bit of a mess personally speaking and has hella countertransference issues. For a while he was too arrogant to even see a therapist himself. I'm surprised that he's able keep any clients.
The other friend is a wonderful & compassionate woman who I'm sure does a good job. They're both all about "the studies show..." but they have different approaches and personalities.

Personally, I see an LPC and she's perfect for me. Sometimes I sense that she has a certain tool box that she's comfortable with but when her tools are lacking, I lend my own and together we figure out whats works for me. I don't know if I would have that kind of relationship with a more 'scholarly' therapist.