This is a good question for me...because I think I may have stayed 6 years with the wrong therapist (ex-T). Because current T seems like a better fit for me, at least in this point in my life. I have tried other T's in the past, with mixed results. There was one I saw for 2-3 sessions while dealing with intense anxiety in pregnancy who was like, "Make a vision board! Start attending religious services of some kind!" (She wasn't pushing a particular religion on me, to clarify, as she was Jewish, and I'm not--she was suggesting Unitarian Universalism or something like that). But I knew she wasn't right for me... There were also a few I saw in the past (like 10-15 years ago) for a year or more, who helped me enough, but probably weren't the "right" one.

So it's hard to answer this...Then again, if I think about the number of profiles I looked at on Psychology Today and was like, "NOPE!" the number is quite high...

I think the thing is, it can be difficult to tell who is a good fit until you hit on that person, like you seemed to do with RoboT. In my case, I kept thinking the problem was me with ex-T...like she's a well-regarded, experienced T, so if she's not really helping me, maybe that's more that I'm not doing well enough. I now realize that I think the fit just wasn't right... And I thought I wanted an individual T more like MC, but I now realize that wouldn't have been good for me either (whether him or someone like him). I think seeing a male T *is* the right choice for me (I've seen both genders in the past), it was just a matter of picking the right one...

And I think it makes total sense to see who else is out there...I would say you have nothing to lose, but, well, I guess money and time...but better than wasting all of that on a T who isn't right for you. Good luck!