Does she expect you to pay $275 for the initial consultation? If so— and your insurance doesn’t cover it I would not go. Most T’s will offer either a free phone consultation or a free/reduced 15-30 minute initial session just to see if it’s a good fit. If she doesn’t do that and wants to charge $275 before you even know what DBT is like— no thanks.

I get that some T’s just suck on the phone. In fact, the first phone call I had with my now ex-T didn’t go that well. I thought she was a little rude. But she offered a $10 first session so I went. And she was great in person. But if she had charged $275– no way.