Visual-Deer I'm pulling for you. It's more important that the therapist is fully licensed and advanced in their qualifications. My current therapist, the one who helped me is a Ph.D. In psychology, a ‘doctor of psychology’. She is also an advanced psychological nurse and in our state is qualified to prescribe psychiatric medication. The qualifications and degree are first. If you can get a referral from a trusted source that’s helpful. Don't be too fast to judge if a therapist is a good match for you unless you get an intense negative vibe. Though it's important to like the therapist it's difficult to judge in the first encounter. I didn't particularly warm immediately to the therapist who most helped me, butwe have become dear to each other. Our relationship remains professional, but as I've shared my most intimate thoughts and feelings with her she's shared with me. Though we’d never go out to lunch together, after 7 years we've become friends. Yes, I've been seeing her for 7 years. I only see her monthly as she devotes only one day weekly to treating clients because she is a professor at our medical school. I don't know if Ireland has a national health system or if you're a private-pay client, but the qualifications, and a trusted recommendation is the first priority. There are MANY schools of thought and psychological theories of practice. A qualified therapist is proficient in more than one and tailors the treatment to the patient. Please keep me in the loop. I'm very interested in you my friend. Sue