I found ex-T and current T on Psychology today. With ex-T, I was looking for a female T who specialized in anxiety. With current T, I was looking for a male T. Their profiles both jumped out at me. As RaineD said, so many of the profiles on there are awful--so the good ones stand out! (I'm lucky to live in an area with lots of therapists, so plenty of choices.) Current T's profile said he mostly works with teens and young adults. I liked his profile so much that I e-mail to ask, "Do you work with 'less-young adults'?" He responded almost immediately to my inquiry, saying that yes he did and that he had openings, to contact him and he'd call me when he was done with his clients for the day. That kind of responsiveness also made me want to see him.

Marriage counselor was by referral of ex-T--they work in same practice, and she'd actually worked with him doing marriage counseling of a couple, so she knew he was good at it. I've never seen him listed on Psychology Today, but if he had listed the same profile they had on the pactice's website, his would have jumped out at me as well.