The relationship between you and your therapist is one of the strongest factors on how impactful your therapy will be. But how do you who how to choose?

Would you get on better with a male or female therapist? Does it matter which approach to therapy they take? What if you don’t feel like you like the first person you meet with?

Clinical psychologist Dr Veronica Ranieri talks through ways to approach the question, and gives her advice on finding the best fit for you.

If you're currently looking into therapy to see if it could be useful in your life, you might also be interested in our run-through of the most commonly referenced therapies.