your state licensing board, usually under the state department of health or occupational licensing. Comments As an eating disorders and addictions expert, I recommend looking for a therapist who specializes in your problem area. For example, not all therapists are skilled at couples or family therapy and you want to put yourself into the hands of the person with the most expertise and experience. Regarding eating disorders and addictions, I would only suggest going to someone who has substantial skill in these areas; a generic therapist won't do. In many geographic areas, the general populace is fortunate that they can choose from a wide variety of gifted and talented therapists in numerous specialty areas. I like the premise of what you have here. I think the order of the questions might want to be rethought as you describe the licensing process in the 1st question, including all the requirements (post-licensure experience, exams, etc.) and then discuss in the 4th and 5th questions the same information (do they have post-licensure experience? Do they have an advanced degree?). The information becomes redundant in this manner. I like the question on guaranteeing results and how you explain it to your clients. This is VERY important for clients to understand! Thank you for your succinct and clear list of ways to choose a counselor. I have a few suggestions in response to your request for feedback. Based on the meta-research done at The Institute for the Study of Therapeutic Change (ISTC) http://www.talkingcure.com by Barry