what to look for in a therapist

So my husband and I are doing individual counselling to address some issues we have. At one point, I am hoping to do couples therapy with him but for now I want to do some individual sessions to help me understand certain aspects of my emotions. This is my first time going to therapy. My question is what do I need to look for in a therapist. I have had 2 initial sessions. With Therapist A, she asked me straight about things that are bothering me and I talked to her in the hour about a number of stuff. In the end, she gave me her advice on what issues she feels I am facing that needs to be addressed and she would like to go deeper in other aspects of my life.

With Therapist B, the initial session was more of a getting to know you, she had questions for me about my background, family, health, medication etc and we lightly touched on my issues and my goals. I like the energy of Therapist B, i feel comfortable with her, not so say that I did not feel comfortable with the first one too. She also talked about a more well rounded approach aside from understanding behaviors and discovering my feelings and what brought about these and facing then plus taking about yoga and meditation. Not that I have anything against it after all I am also a yoga teacher I just want to make sure that it's not going to be an esoteric type of therapy. If I will base it on my preference it will be the second one just on how I felt talking to her but I don´t really know what kind of decision I need to do to make sure I find the right therapist for me. Also at the end of both sessions they asked me if I had any questions. What questions are important for me to ask? Any advice will be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

Submitted May 09, 2019 at 01:50PM

So my husband and I are doing individual counselling to address some issues we have. At one point, I am hoping to do couples therapy with him but for now I want to do some individual sessions to help me understand certain aspects of my emotions. This is my first time going to therapy. My question is what do I need to look for in a therapist. I have had 2 initial sessions. With Therapist A, she asked me straight about things that are bothering me and I talked to her in the hour about a number of stuff. In the end, she gave me her advice on what issues she feels I am facing that needs to be addressed and she would like to go deeper in other aspects of my life.With Therapist B, the initial session was more of a getting to know you, she had questions for me about my background, family, health, medication etc and we lightly touched on my issues and my goals. I like the energy of Therapist B, i feel comfortable with her, not so say that I did not feel comfortable with the first one too. She also talked about a more well rounded approach aside from understanding behaviors and discovering my feelings and what brought about these and facing then plus taking about yoga and meditation. Not that I have anything against it after all I am also a yoga teacher I just want to make sure that it's not going to be an esoteric type of therapy. If I will base it on my preference it will be the second one just on how I felt talking to her but I don´t really know what kind of decision I need to do to make sure I find the right therapist for me. Also at the end of both sessions they asked me if I had any questions. What questions are important for me to ask? Any advice will be greatly appreciated. Thanks!