only you know if it was or not and I feel that you should listen in part to your own intuition. Plus, your daughter should be able to provide assurance to you that she is at least comfortable with her therapist. I say that from my many years of therapy and 10 or so different therapists I've encountered over that time. That is to say, I'm just a patient. ummmm, i'm actually a wrist cutter in search of therapy and really what we look for is someone who will listen to what we have to say and let us tie the ends. cause most often you guys dont neccessarily see our logic behind what we're doing. i..i'm not saying the list doesnt work i'm just saying..this is what actual "patients" look for. and we aren't "cases" we're PEOPLE. we'd like to be treated as PEOPLE. I have been told I wud be a great shrink/counselor/therapist. all i want is a therapist/shrink who specializes in wrist cutting. Very Concerned Mom, what is it that your daughter is dealing with? I would like to know. I will not let out any info but you will know its done when she says: "I feel better now" or "I don't want to do this anymore" or something of the sort, even then whats wrong might come back(i have experience) and so its best to keep her going to meetings with her shrink for at least three months to the point where she wants to