Therapists have lives of their own with mortgages to pay, children to feed and college tuition to be saved for. However, psychotherapy is a service, committed to helping human beings in distress. Avoid any therapist who does not strike you as being genuinely interested in you. It is a business whose end product is your well-being. There are many schools of psychotherapy and within each school, practioners vary as much as any other type of human being.
Some schools tend to attract head types, while others draw heart or gut professionals.
Later, I will tell you how to choose a therapist who is right for you. Making a good match may be your best indicator of your potential psychotherapy success. True It certainly helps. Just like developing a good marriage, it helps to start off with someone you like. If your intent is to develop a collaborative effort that involves trust, openness, communication and emotional intimacy, common sense tells you that you are better off starting with someone you initially like.