Just a note: Money aside, training aside, language aside (though you need to be able to communicate with your therapist), a study was done on therapy that was amazing. The study covered people who self reported to therapy for personal issues not requiring hospitalization or chemical intervention and not including people who were suicidally depressed. The study ran 5 years and relied on the clients/patients to report back if they felt that talk therapy was "successful" for them. A few additional questions were asked and the professional training of the therapists. In the end, education of therapist aside, original presenting problem aside, amount of money paid aside, the single factor that coincided with successful therapy was whether or not the patient felt that their therapist genuinely cared about them. They didn't interview the therapists so they don't know if it was true or not. What they do know is that those who really recovered and found therapy helpful, that it improved their lives, were people who felt their therapist cared. Perhaps it also means to recover we have to believe that we are worthy of being cared about. Good luck...
