Actually, to echo what a few people said, I had a "feeling" when I looked at his Psychology Today profile and website. Ev en though he specializes in demographics/categories that didn't include me. Something about his picture and the way he wrote his description spoke to me. One of the groups he specializes in is "young adults." So when I e-mailed from the Psych Today page, I asked if he also worked with "less-young adults." His getting back to me within a couple hours, then basically repeating my language of "Yes, I do work with less-young adults" (instead of some generic thing like "I work with all ages) and saying we could talk that evening helped clinch it for me. And our 10-minute phone conversation that night to talk about what I was looking for and schedule the first session felt right, too. I think that initial "feeling" is what made me stick it out those first 3-5 sessions when I wasn't sure about him.