choosing a psychiatrist

[Ms 45]

I realize that this forum is for poker psychology, but I haven’t been able to find a more appropriate place to ask this question, so here goes…

I have decided that I would like to see a mental health professional, but I have a series of questions that I would like to have answered before I go.

First, how do I go about picking one? I don’t have a physician who can recommend one for me. In fact, since I’m new to the area I don’t know anyone at all who can recommend one to me. I would like to do something more advanced than just picking a name out of a directory, but I'm not sure how to go about this.

Should I see a psychologist or a psychiatrist, or doesn’t it matter? I strongly suspect I am manic/depressive, so I don’t know if this should influence my decision on which to see.

Since I don’t have insurance and make lower/middle income, will I be able to afford long-term treatment?

Are there more appropriate places on the web to ask these sorts of questions? I’m sure there are, but I haven’t been able to find any browsing the internet.

Thanks in advance.