•  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? n 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?

•  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?