| Do they accept your health insurance? |
| How much will you have to pay? |
| Do they have the education, credentials, and recent training to treat you? |
| Is the therapist licensed? |
| How quickly can you be seen by the therapist? |
| How can you get in touch with the therapist between appointments? |
| Will they refer you to someone else if you need additional help? |
| Can they prescribe medicine? |
| Can they admit you to a hospital or treatment center? |
| What hospitals or treatment centers do they have privileges in? |
| What will you have to do during treatment? What will they do? |
| Do people whom you trust recommend this therapist? |
| What type of client do they feel they work best with? |
| Does the therapist limit his/her practice to a specific type of client (children, women, family)? |
| What type of treatment approach does the therapist use? |
| What kind of experience have they had with a problem like yours? |
| Do they offer group and/or family sessions? |
| How long (typically) will you need to see a counselor for problems similar to yours? |
| How far do you have to travel to see the counselor? |
| Do they have an appointment time that works for you? |
| How much advance notice is needed to reschedule or cancel a session? |
| Will you still be charged if you can't make your scheduled session regardless of the reason? |
| | Also consider the type of therapist you think you would prefer. |
| Would you be more comfortable with a man or woman? |
| Is the counselor's age a factor? Would you prefer someone older or younger than you? |
| Does it matter to you whether or not the counselor is married, with or without children? |
| Is the counselor's ethnicity or sexual orientation a factor? |