I was really struggling and I finally opened up to my primary nurse practitioner. PNP wanted to refer me to a therapist and psych nurse practitioner. I refused for quite some time. She knew I had huge trust issues so she worked with me. Eventually she convinced me to see a therapist. She made the referral because she knew I was emotionally fragile and was very selective on who she would allow amd trust to see me. She had worked with T years earlier. She knew t would be a safe person for me. We never discusses what I was looking for... She knew it had to be a woman.