• years of experience
• specialty area
• availability
• location

With gas prices the way they are, people usually want someone pretty close to their house or work. So someone in Dade is usually not going to want to see a psychologist in Broward. An exception may be if the psychologist in Broward has a specialty area that they are in need of. Or another exception is if they talk with the psychologist in Broward and they really like them; they get a good sense that this person can help them.

Do you like them?
The most important factor, which has been well researched, is whether you like the person or get a good sense from the person and feel that he or she can help you. Therapy is not going to work if you don't want to see the therapist. Makes sense, right? But it's not something people always think about. They think they "should" stay there because their friend likes this therapist. Or they think they "should" stay because, after all, this psychologist is a specialist in this area.

But Therapy is about You
It doesn't matter if your friend or your spouse or your cousin twice removed loves this psychotherapist. What matters is if you like them.

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