Reflections on doing psychotherapy

I am going to write a series of articles on doing psychotherapy.

I am 64 and have been practicing psychotherapy in the Social Work field for 41 years. I have a few more years left in me, and would like to pass on what I have learned to the next generation.

This series is not a manual and not a "how to" book. It is a series of reflections on what I have learned from my practice. These reflections could supplement a good training program and other texts.

These are not a series of "right ways" to therapy, because there is no "right way". Psychotherapy is about a purposeful relationship to help the client achieve his/her goals. There are as many psychotherapies as their are clients for each psychotherapy has to be customized and tailored to the needs of the unique, and special client the psychotherapist is working with.

These articles will be tagged "Doing Therapy."

I hope if you are a therapist and/or a student, you will leave your comments and share your experiences.

This is article #1 in a series on Doing Therapy.