Recently I came across a story about an incompetent psychologist and a traumatized client. I wanted someone to respond, knowing about the profession from both the client and the therapist, perhaps my experience will be useful. What I would pay attention to when choosing a psychologist/psychotherapist: Even before the meeting: 1. For education (the number of hours in the declared field is at least 200. This may mean that the psychologist/psychotherapist has really begun to understand something in the field that he practices)2. For hours of personal therapy. Everything is simple here: the more developed the psychologist/psychotherapist, the more productive the work, the healthier the contact, the less “of his own” the therapist brings into therapy3. Is he (psychologist/psychotherapist) developing as a specialist? 4. It would be great if the chosen psychologist/psychotherapist attended supervision. (this is when a specialist goes with his professional complexity to a more experienced specialist to solve this very complexity)5. Before the meeting, a contract is discussed, or more precisely, some of its points: payment, duration of the meeting, possibly in what format the first meeting will take place. Also, some pay attention to the fact that the specialist is a member of any professional community. It is important here that the community is officially registered, only in this case it (the community) not only receives a profit from each new member, but is also responsible for the authenticity of his education and supports him as a specialist. And all the Institutes of Global Psychotherapy, which have nothing but a loud name behind them, as a rule, do not bother finding out the professional qualities of the community members. During the meeting: 1. The psychologist/psychotherapist must enter into a contract clearly, clearly and transparently. The duration and frequency of meetings are discussed if this is long-term therapy. The time and payment for meetings are discussed. You can find out in what direction the psychologist/psychotherapist works, as well as how the work will proceed. 2. The psychologist/psychotherapist strictly adheres to the code of ethics, which he informs you about when talking about some points. For example, he can report that the work is confidential, except in cases discussed in advance. Well, I definitely would not work with a psychologist who is not pleasant to me, with whom I cannot be in a trusting relationship.