Tips for Choosing a Therapist Finding a good therapist can be a challenge but with perseverance and these guidelines in hand, it is possible.

• Make you feel uncomfortable and unsafe
• Provided marital therapy or therapy to your husband or children
• May be witnesses in your divorce
• Have less than 10 years of licensed, psychotherapy experience
• Do not have specific experience with your issues (i.e., woman in divorce)
• Prescribe medication without providing or recommending other therapy
• Have strong opinions about divorce, good or bad
• Do not provide any feedback about your issues
• Make you feel depressed or worried about your future
• Charge hourly fees you can’t afford
• Don’t accept your health insurance, if you intend on using it

• Makes you feel comfortable and safe
• Has not provided marital therapy or therapy to your husband or children
• Is not, and will not be, a witness in your divorce
• Has more than 10 years of licensed, psychotherapy experience
• Has specific experience with your issues (i.e., woman in divorce)
• Doesn’t have strong opinions about divorce, good or bad
• Provides helpful feedback and recommendations you can use
• Makes you feel uplifted and hopeful about your future
• Charges reasonable hourly fees you can afford
• Accepts your health insurance, if you intend on using it
• Is a social worker, if you can’t afford a therapist or psychologist

This article is not legal advice. You should consult an attorney if you have legal questions that relate to your specific divorce.

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