My primary priorities are quality and service. My clients spend their hard-earned money, so I perform honestly. Thus, it is my moral obligation to give them my all.

Regarding others, I have no idea.

Of course we do buddy. Trust is often defined by taking what you do know about a person in order to feel safe about what you don't know. It's about making yourself vulnerable in front of a person that you don't know a lot about.

What you can know about a therapist.
* You know that they must be smart enough to have attended a massage school or done a massage course.
* You know that they must keep up their continued education to keep in line with the latest trend in massage therapy.

What you do not know about your therapist.?
* You don't know what kind of personality they have.
* You don't know if this person is going to get along with you.
* You don't know if you are going to feel comfortable with sharing very personal feelings and thoughts about your life with this person.
Like any relationship it will change over a few sessions of therapy.

Therefore, attend at least 3 sessions before quitting.

What matters as far as getting the best therapy?
The latest research says that if the quality of the therapeutic information is the same, it is more important that you take on the information that the therapist has to offer, and not that you get along with that therapist. Learning appropriate skills and practicing them is more likely to lead to improvement than loving your therapist, having great chats but not changing.

Think about things from this angle; if you go to a specialist cardiologist to take care of your heart, do you mind whether you get along with him or not? Sometimes you won't get to speak to him for more than 15 minutes! You may feel more comfortable when talking about your health with him if he is a "nice guy", but most of us trust the "authority of referral" that says this man is the "best in his field". He is practiced at fixing what is wrong and that is your priority, to fix what is wrong.

It is true that it has often been shown that a good relationship with your therapist is important for good treatment. Like any relationship though, this trust can take time to build.

Conclusion
Good therapy is about facilitating change, it does not always make us feel happy or comfortable in the moment.
Over time it will be helpful for you to develop trust in your therapist and to form a working alliance. This may take weeks, but it will make it easier for you to reveal how you truly feel leading to greater engagement by you.
In short, over time you can have the best of both worlds, expertise and a warm therapeutic relationship. Respect her boundaries and respect her as your therapist.