I’ve had a few therapists, but in the last few years I’ve kept up with it. It has been tremendously helpful. My biggest advice is that it’s okay to change shrinks if it isn’t a good fit. My last therapist turned out to be an amazing doctor, but she just wasn’t a good fit as my doctor. We got along too well, we’d end up on tangents and talking like friends. It was a very awkward conversation, but I moved to a different doctor, and I’m much better off. Me and the last doctor are now actually just straight up friends.

Be honest about your needs, with the doctor, and with yourself. If you don’t know why you’re going or what it is you need, that’s a good starting point for your conversation. Like most things, you get out what you put in. If you’re not honest, you won’t get honest help.