I picked current T for a first appointment in large part (after checking out training, modality etc) based on the fact that all she has is a bare bones (two short paragraphs) PsychToday profile which just lists her experience and gives a summary of her professional presentations etc. Absolutely nothing like the usual gooey stuff on T websites -- it doesn't even mention anything about clients, her approach etc.
So, I was totally expecting someone who was all business, so to speak (I'd given up on finding a T who was clued-in by then). Turns out -- at least so far -- she's been the most 'attuned' / 'in sync' of all the Ts I've checked out. It's been all the more surprising given the amount of cribbing I've done about former T -- all other Ts got kinda freaked out, weird and defensive when I even barely mentioned it.
Picking her based on the website turned out well (early days yet though) but not quite in the way expected.
ETA: I would totally want to make an appointment with the pre-conception T -- actually mention my awe over it in the introductory email etc. Not sure if I'd want to pay for the entertainment though but will likely make the call post their response.
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