I attended CBT and ST (and PT) for months on end. Even without the neuropsycholigical testing that my HMO denied, the therapists were able to figure out what areas of assistance I needed. And they were very patient and very kind.

I did have one who was not too bright though... I sounded like I had a foreign accent and she refused to believe that English was not only my first, but my ONLY language. She kept referring to stroke patients who forgot what languages they spoke - despite my boyfriend insisting that I didn't know another language as well. She also argued with me that squash wasn't a "yellow vegetable" because her book only had "corn" written down as the answer.

Anyway, I think MOST therapists are GREAT and WONDERFUL, but if you get one you don't like, you should definitely consider firing him/her to get a better one.