How to Find the Perfect Therapist

The perfect or ideal therapist can offer you life-changing tools to thrive (and maybe fly). (Designecologist).

One of the hardest parts about therapy can be finding a therapist. For nearly a decade I didn’t have a therapist despite having intense, ongoing symptoms of CPTSD. It wasn’t that I didn’t try therapists. I saw four different therapists as a teenager. One of the four was wonderful, but I had to stop seeing her when she became a guidance counselor in another state.

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For nearly a decade, I went without any sort of mental health professionals until a mental health crisis sent me so far to the edge that I was afraid I wouldn’t survive. I made a promise to myself: You are going to find a therapist you like. It doesn’t matter how many therapists you have to test out to find the right one. You will find the one who’s a good fit and get the help you so desperately need. It was one of the greatest acts of love I ever showed myself.

For many people, the act of looking for a therapist can be overwhelming, so I wanted to offer what I’ve learned in my experience for…