[Kate*]

I've only had two that were bad, one I just couldn't open up to, I don't know why.

The other one had just about every red flag (outside of ethics violations) that could possibly exist. Her main job was working with the elderly, so I was semi-forgiving of the fact that she literally YELLED the entire time, and we were maybe 3 feet apart. She spoke badly of my previous therapist, who I had really liked, because they used different modalities, and suggested I should be further along. And she kept throwing my psych degree in my face "You have a degree in psychology", like how could I not know certain things. She was much more on the psycho-educational side. so I felt like I was failing a test, it was ridiculous. And when I told her why I was there and how long ago things had happened, her immediate response was "Well, that was a long time ago." Um, DUH that's why I need your help to deal with it! I only stayed, because I wasn't sure if Medicaid would pay if I walked out. So, basically any of those.

Hopefully, you'll get somebody you'll immediately "click" with, you should feel like you'd be able to tell them things without it being super scary or awkward. And, remember, they work for you, not the other way around, so if it's just not working, you don't have to stay with them.