[lambertsimnel]

> I think it's more appropriate to talk about "suitable" therapist.

Can you say any more about how a therapist might be more suitable for some patients than others? Is it about a methodology (like cognitive behavioral therapy), or about disorder(s) the therapist usually treats (like addiction), or is it something else (possibly something the patient won't discover until after treatment starts)?

[Towaway69]

Being able to emotional connect to a therapist can be far more important than methodology.

If it’s all about methodology then a) we’re robots and b) there would be no need for therapists.

[HPsquared]

Even something like gender could affect the process. There are so many variables when it comes to real people.