There's a LOT of readers out there - how do you choose one? What does it take to do it?
One requirement is years of study and practice. Even a natural trance medium needs training, otherwise how do they know who they're really talking to? And things like cards and palmistry have to be learned. Even a simple looking deck, like Lenormand, requires from 5 to 7 years before the reader becomes fully fluent. Intuition on its own is not enough, and that word gets bandied around a lot these days as a euphemisim for "pretending to read cards!" Actually, intuition is something your brain does so fast that you don't see the process. You get a "flash" that turns out to be correct, and it can seem very mysterious, but there's nothing paranormal about it. What intuition isn't, is people making up meanings for card combinations they never bothered to learn. So look for readers who have studied their craft for a long time.
Another requirement is life experience. Don't misunderstand me, a young person can be a very good reader as long as they're familiar with the subject matter, but would you expect them to have a grasp of law, real estate, human nature, etc.? Let's say the questioner went to an ATM to withdraw money, and their account was debited but the money wasn't dispensed. They called the number on the machine and got a runaround, so they called a psychic to see how they can get their money back. They can't afford a lawyer. They want to know how to get their money back! The psychic drew cards talking about "a phone call to the authorities". A young, inexperienced reader might say "Call the police", but the police won't do anything about these things! An older reader with more life experience would know it meant "Call the State Attorney General's Office"!
Some intelligence is needed too. If a readers listing is misspelled and childish-looking, their reading will probably be childish and full of mistakes as well.
And of course, there's a compassionate, non-judgemental attitude. A good reader has seen it all and isn't shocked or offended by anything people do in private with consenting adults. People need answers, not a sermon.