I always say the same thing. This is the way I screen therapists.

Feminist trauma-informed therapists are the only ones who I trust to fully understand women’s experiences with men. I screen for ptsd experts, and many people talk about EMDR but I haven’t done it. I also like to filter for a therapist of color. Therapist vetting is not much different from dating. Make sure you have your own list of goals for therapy, do some research in advance, and try to direct the first session to find out enough about the therapist and their approach. You can prepare one story and see if they pick up on what you hope (misogyny, racism, abusive behavior). This last bit is important for PoC because it helps us determine bias and whether the therapist will miss important information. I’m not going to therapy to explain racial relations to my therapist. This is similar to radical feminist principles, etc.