Hm, this is an interesting question. I feel like my therapist relates to me better about parenting issues because he has a child of his own. Because quite a bit of my stress involves my daughter (in part because she's special needs), it helps to be able to feel the parenting connection with my T (and his son may also be special needs, but it's a complicated story). And ex-MC and ex-T had kids, too.

However, if your kids are NOT a big stressor for you, I feel like it could work. (Of course, it's hard to know when they could potentially become a stressor!) But I completely get preferring someone with kids.

Hm, it's certainly not the same thing as having them, but out of curiosity, does that therapist also work with kids and/or teens? As that could affect her perspective, like she might have a greater understanding of kids, even if not from the perspective of a parent.