Hi,

So I started therapy about 4 months ago. I found my therapist via the internet. After I had short listed a few, I literally just picked one and sent an email to arrange a meeting because I was too nervous to phone around and talk to a couple of them.

4 months down the line I am still with the first (and only) therapist I have had. It's taken a long time for me to settle down and not be so anxious about therapy in general.

My therapist is nice and all, but I'm wondering if my lack of exposure to different therapists means that I have no reference point to compare my therapist to / no reference of what is good therapy or bad therapy or even what could work better for me- as this is the only therapy I have experienced.

So I would be interested in some of your experiences in how you knew whether or not your first therapist was the right fit for you?

Also, have you ever 'tried out' other therapists while continuing therapy? Did you tell your therapist? Was it helpful?

I find myself curious about other therapists and what it might be like. I feel bad though because it's not that I'm dissatisfied my therapist. I feel like I'm kind of stuck with this therapist because I don't have a good reason to not see them.