7. Trust their instincts. Through your initial consultation or phone call, pay attention towards how comfortable you feeling aided by the therapist. A good therapeutic relationship requires trust, so listen to your gut feelings.Therapy also offers a fresh perspective at our challenges. Sometimes, we get so trapped at our personal thoughts that we battle to see issues from a different position. With their expertise, therapists may bring clarity to your issues, helping us uncover hidden patterns or providing alternate ways of approaching them.