This is blatantly obvious but for therapy to work one has to trust in the authority of the therapist.  I had a therapist lead me away from Christianity at an extremely vulnerable time in my life (just got a bipolar diagnosis, had no job, the girl I wanted to marry was ignoring me, etc..).  Suffice it to say I do not trust therapists.  That’s why I’m not being proactive finding one even though I’m supposed to be.

I have a hard time understanding why people give therapists any authority at all.  It sounds so ridiculous to me to pay someone to tell you you’re worth something.  Heck I’d tell you you’re worth something if you paid me!