After Decades of Practising Psychotherapy, I Believe It Has Little Foundation in Science and Often Causes Harm
Niklas Serningaeon.coSaved by Stuart Evans and
After Decades of Practising Psychotherapy, I Believe It Has Little Foundation in Science and Often Causes Harm
Of course, therapy and its vernacular are not solely to blame for our era of isolation. Rather, therapy and other tools of introspection have become ways to justify our lack of access to external stimulation. Instead of using therapy to untangle our desires and fears so that we may effectively act on them, therapy becomes the goal in itself—to crea... See more
P.E. Moskowitz • A Culture of Introspective Captivity
Over sixty years ago, Carl Rogers, a pioneer in psychotherapy research, demonstrated that improvement in therapy was associated with a triad of therapist behaviors: genuineness, accurate empathy, and unconditional positive regard.
Irvin D. Yalom • Staring at the Sun
Now, two decades into my career, I practise, lecture, supervise and write about all of these things, but increasingly I reject everything that I learned. Instead, I practise the art of ‘being for another’, an idea that arose in conversation with my colleague Sophie de Vieuxpont. I’m a mentor, a friend in an asymmetrical friendship, and a sounding b... See more