What has been your training?

What qualifications have you been awarded?

What postgraduate training programmes have you completed?

What specific training have you done to work with gender, sex and relationship diverse clients?

What reading have you done about gay psychology/therapy?

When did you last attend a workshop/seminar on working with gender, sex and relationship diverse clients?

How long have you been practising counselling or psychotherapy?

Where else have you worked besides your present position?

What jobs or careers have you had besides being a therapist?

What non-professional experiences have you had to qualify you for the work you are now doing?

Have you treated other people with problems similar to mine?

How do you determine how often we should meet?

Can you prescribe psychoactive medications if I need them?

If not, do you work with a physician or a psychiatrist who can evaluate me and prescribe medication?

Are you willing to consult with other mental health or medical professionals with whom I have worked?

Do you consult with other professionals regarding individuals on your caseload?

How do you safeguard my right to confidentiality in those situations?

Are you willing or able to see my family members or life partner if that should seem necessary?

If so, can or should I be present?

Will you ever meet with them without my being present?

Have you ever been sued for malpractice?

What was the outcome of that lawsuit?

Have you treated other people with problems similar to mine?

How do you determine how often we should meet?

Can you prescribe psychoactive medications if I need them?

If not, do you work with a physician or a psychiatrist who can evaluate me and prescribe medication?

Are you willing to consult with other mental health or medical professionals with whom I have worked?

Do you consult with other professionals regarding individuals on your caseload?

How do you safeguard my right to confidentiality in those situations?

Are you willing or able to see my family members or life partner if that should seem necessary?

If so, can or should I be present?

Will you ever meet with them without my being present?

Have you ever been sued for malpractice?

What was the outcome of that lawsuit?

Do you personally identify as queer, gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender or questioning?

You identify as being clean and sober?

 If so, are you in recovery?

Do you attend any 12-step groups?

What is your personal experience as a client in psychotherapy?

How do you feel it benefited you?

Did you feel understood?

Did the therapist understand your reason for being there?

Did you feel liked by the therapist?

Did you like the therapist?

Did you like their values?

Did you agree with them?

Did you have an initial feeling of trust in the therapist?

Did the therapist appear to be sensitive to your feelings?

Did you feel respected by the therapist?

Did you feel they were treating you as an equal?

Did you feel comfortable talking to this therapist?

Were you able to say what you wanted to say?

Were you able to be yourself?

Did you feel a need to hide anything?

Were you honest?

Did the therapist convey a feeling of personal warmth?

Did the therapist seem to have a sense of humour?

Were they overly serious?

Did you get a feeling this person was wise? Knowledgeable?

Were they able to go past theories and understand the nature of the world?

Did they convey an interest in you and your reasons for being in their office?

Did the therapist make eye contact with you? Was that comfortable for you?

Did you get any feedback from the therapist? Was it helpful? Insightful?

Did you come away with any greater understanding of yourself than you had before the first meeting?

Did you disagree with the therapist at any point? How did that go? Was the therapist defensive and go to sleep?

Could they disagree with you in a comfortable manner?

Do you look forward to talking with the therapist again?