You could read up on the different types of psychotherapy (e.g. psychodynamic, CBT, DBT, humanistic, experential, etc. etc.) and identify one or two approaches that sound like what you want. Then seek out therapists who have that training and approach. Go to interview a few and choose the one with whom you click.
I am not sure doctors even know that much about the different types of psychotherapy so I'm not sure how fruitful that approach would be. But it doesn't hurt to cast a wide net in a search and get recommendations from a lot of people, so by all means, ask your doc.
How I found my current T was rather indirect: my sister was having lunch with a colleague of hers, who it turns out has worked professionally with my T. So his name was given to my sister who passed it on to me. Kind of roundabout, but it worked!
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