Dear Lea:

You are welcome. I am glad to read that you will be starting therapy soon.

Not all therapists are created equal, so to speak. I hope you choose a therapist who is competent, empathetic, hard working and professional, that (like the therapist I had, who practiced Cognitive Behavioral Therapy with a heavy touch of Mindfulness), after a few sessions of getting to know you, he or she will come up with an evaluation of you, and objectives for the therapy, that she will give you homework from session to session. Also, in the first few sessions evaluate the therapist yourself: ask him or her questions about what she believes in regarding topics that matter to you most,  and what she feels about this or that, so to determine compatibility.

Thank you for your appreciation and best wishes for me in the future, I wish you the same!

anita