I did not really bother with educational qualifications. First, I don't think it really matters when talking about a therapist - there is no consistency with those guys. Second, the one Phd I saw was batshit crazy (And she was in charge of the clinical psychology program at a prestigious university here). Third - I have had psychologists and lcsw's as parties in family matters and they are all just as batshit crazy as anyone else - those who have degrees from prestigious universities are no better at their own lives than anyone else and, in my experience, often worse.