Hey everyone,

I'm having some problems that I hope some of the older and wiser heads can help me with. Some slight background information: I'm a college student who suffers from some fairly severe depression and anxiety. My parents have both dealt with bouts of depression and alcoholism themselves, so they are not really in a position to be much help. I also tried to commit suicide about a year ago.

First, I'm trying to find a decent therapist in my area, but don't really have any good resources. I don't have family or friends of a family doctor that I can ask for referrals. I've tried asking the student health services at my college, but they told me to go to the student counseling center, where I've already tried to get help with no real results. Is there another good way to get a short list of people I can contact? I don't want to resort to picking names of my (lengthy) insurance provider's list.

Second, I'm concerned because I've already tried to get help, both before and after my suicide attempt. I've already been to four different people at my school's counseling services (two psychologists, one licensed counselor and one psychiatrist). I really disliked all of them - I found them insincere, annoying and unhelpful. I'm also notably bad at articulating my feelings, which makes me pretty terrible at being in therapy. I don't want to end up with another awful therapy experience, because I'd probably just call the whole thing quits.

So, any advice that anyone can offer would be most appreciated.