From the author: There are many topics and articles about how a client can choose a psychologist to work with. And it is taken for granted that psychologists themselves do not need such advice. In fact, we are needed. You and I are like jeeps: we will get stuck where others cannot get to. We must have special specialists with whom we can work, ... (from a conversation with a colleague) Who are we? We are psychologists, specialists, psychotherapists. Because we immediately see professional skills, and in principle we will not go to a non-specialist, no matter what the person says or writes about himself. Therefore, only something subtle and personal remains, on what principle we choose a therapist. I’ll try to highlight this subtle and personal thing: There must definitely be professional trust, that the person is working and not just talking. He knows what he is doing and why, why he is asking this or that question, and reacts in a certain way to the answer. And the therapist must be liked as a person. Without any strong transferring feelings right away. So that you can carefully prepare for difficult moments gradually. And when the time comes for them, they could trust and open up. It is also clear from the second point that psychotherapy cannot be short. Perhaps it will be intermittent, with “runaways”. Until you are ready for that very deep work. And this therapy cannot be part of a course or training program, where to obtain a certificate you need to spend 30, 60, 200 hours of therapy. Although it may well begin with it. And it is also unlikely that a teacher or professor who teaches him can be a personal therapist for a psychologist. Because of those same initial feelings and emotions towards the important figure of the therapist, which may prevent you from moving to a deeper level. * * * * *A few words about short-term approaches in psychology. Methods and schools of short-term work with requests can be very useful. With their help, you can solve some local problem, relieve anxiety, and get a resource “here and now.” The very presence of such psychological schools indicates their demand. Only here it is important to separate where we are talking about the client and his request. And where are we talking about a psychologist? And if short-term therapy is sometimes suitable for the client, behavioral therapy is another time, etc. Then it is probably more correct for a psychologist to be “more elaborate” and not limit himself to just the client experience of his approach.