10 Ways to Spot a Good Therapist

Read the article here for more detailed info, but here's the list of 10 things.

Good therapy:
1. Is not friendship.
2. Is evidence-based.
3. Affirms the client's basic human dignity and worth.
4. Encourages and models accurate, honest, and timely feedback and communication.
5. Equals a good therapeutic alliance.
6. Encourages the client's independence and competence.
7. Considers the client's history and biography.
8. Takes into account the client's subjective experience and inner world.
9. Happens when the client does the work. 
10. Offers support, facilitates learning, and requires action.