I hear this a lot, but how many does a person need to go through in order to find the right one? 10? 24? 50? And how much money is spent in that process? Many people just don’t have thousands of dollars to throw at dozens of therapists in an attempt to find one that’s a good fit.

It also needs to be acknowledged that time and money aren’t the only things at risk. A bad therapist can seriously hurt your mental health, making you worse off than before you saw them. Some people who have been hurt consecutively by several bad therapists just can’t risk additional harm to their mental health by continuing to see others who may be just as bad.