A good therapist will be honest about their qualifications, and respect your expertise.
For instance:
- A good therapist will not claim to be an expert in gay issues just because they are a good person and don’t hate same sex couples
- A good therapist will believe you about religious conflicts, and won’t attempt to dictate to you how to resolve them (eg: If you can’t eat certain things, or need to wear certain clothing around members of the opposite sex, or can’t do certain things on certain days).
- A good therapist will be honest about which conditions they do and don’t have experience treating