It's not the experience that matters so much as how well the t is able to take care of my needs. My best 2 t's EVER were newbies. The first was working on getting licensed as a SW and 10 years younger than me and I loved her, but only for talk therapy/unburdening myself while in crisis. She wasn't as well-rounded in therapy modalities and kept trying CBT on me but I was really resistant to it at the time.

The 2nd is the one I'm seeing now. She is being supervised while she gets her Ph.D. in counseling. She has more experience because she is at that level. Our sessions are video recorded and because of that supervision she is all about pulling out coping skills and jumping on issues that I avoid, such as eating.

Sooo I would say it totally depends on who you get, how much they care and how well you click. You can get someone who's been doing this forever, is stuck in their ways and is totally condescending about your problems (obviously, I've had that a few times )

I'm sorry you've had so much bad luck. A good t can really change your life.