Yes - my primary criteria when choosing a therapist is gauging whether they are relationship-oriented and whether I feel like they and I would be able to form some sort of connection on a deeper level than just therapist/client.
While having a need to bond is not the reason why I am in therapy, I need to have a connection and feel personally bonded to my therapist in order to work with them effectively on the issues that I am in therapy for.
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