Where to start looking, and how to "interview"

Every now and again I feel I need to go back to therapy. The hard part is feeling like I'm also ready for it at the same time.
These 2 feelings only overlap for a very short while, and I know I need to act.
How do you start this process? My last T has moved to another city.
Do you just enquire with your pdoc? Or your GP? Google on the net?
What do you look for? I know I could only be comfortable with a female T. I'm nearly 27 years old - I don't believe I'd be entirely comfortable with someone who's only a few years older than me (most of my friends are quite a bit older than me and I tend to trust them more), but I also wouldn't be able to get very close to someone MUCH older than me. That's what I assume.
What do I do?!?

Searching for a T is much like dating or buying a house or looking for a job.

You get some idea of what you want, and then you look at several candidates and choose one that appeals.

I don't think there is a magic formula and I don't think you can avoid the risk that you might choose wrong. But it is easier to dispose of an unwanted T than a leaky house!

Asking someone who knows your issues is a good place to start...like pdoc, if you trust him. I didn't have anyone to ask, so I used my health insurance website and used detailed search criteria. Then I googled the names one at at time to check licenses and see what kind of internet presence they had...like a web page. Then I set up a few appointments and saw several to see if they'd fit. That was scary, because when they don't fit at all it is painful.

If your old therapist is still practicing in a new place, contact her and see if she could give you names of people where you still are.

Shew - I am scared of this process all over again. I was lucky that the first T was recommended by a friend and it just worked. I've learnt a lot more about therapy now, and maybe am a bit more "strict". I interviewed the other T twice, and it was frustrating. It put me off therapy altogether.
I guess I don't want to be seen as "weak" if I go to therapy for what others perceive as "nothing". If I am frustrated with my life about things that cannot be changed.

Going to therapy is not weak, its not weak to decided to better your situation, self of feelings. Get out their and start searching, they are interviewing to be hired by you ...remember that.

I started by looking for Ts very close to home; I had had it with driving for an hour to get there, and an hour back.

then I started to narrow it down by male/female, yrs of experience, and of course, I needed someone with expertise in my particular issues (not that hard, since I have so many, lol), and (to be honest) the degree they had came into it too..... then I called up a few & went with what my heart told me.

I hope you find what you're looking for!!!

Thank you all. I need a female, beginning 40s, that understands BP and BPD. Not sure bout the rest yet. Will drive a max of half hour one way