Thanks Quiet Mind. My T has had a look at those that she knows that might be suitable and we went together to meet one of them but it really didn't go very well. She just wouldn't have been a very good fit. Quite harsh and did not allow me the time or space that I needed. It was like being at the Spanish Inquisition. We both came away thinking 'No way'. T said she was surprised and sorry because she had seen her in a different light that day.

There is another she recommended but she is an hour away and is not currently taking on clients but, if my search remains futile, I may ask her about this one again. Thanks for reminding me of that possibility.

What you describe as qualities and ways of working sounds exactly what I am looking for and it gives me hope that it is possible. Do you think that you will stay with this one long term or will you be returning to the one that you bonded with originally.

Part of me wonders whether because these new ones are not 'My T' then I won't let them work for me, but I think that I am open enough not to let that be the case, but they do need to be right.

It is good that you managed to be both able to know what you needed and to be able to let yourself bond to somebody. It is tough isn't it.