Advice Quote by Thomas Szasz

Each person is a unique individual. Hence, psychotherapy should be formulated to meet the uniqueness of the individual's needs, rather than tailoring the person…

— Milton H. Erickson

'Psychotherapy' is a private, confidential conversation that has nothing to do with illness, medicine, or healing.

— Thomas Szasz

Many people are probably better off avoiding therapists and using the resources and support available to us in everyday life. But therapy can be…

— Peter Kinderman

In terms of establishing a connection between a therapist and a patient, that work needs to be done in person.

— Drew Pinsky

Effective psychotherapy works because the therapist continues to grow as a person and as a healer.

— Jed Diamond

Therapy is not to 'talk about' things, but to change the person's life, and to relieve suffering, such as depression, anxiety, or relationship problems.

— Anonymous

“The therapist's worldview is in itself isolating. Seasoned therapists view relationships differently, they sometimes lose patience with social ritual and bureaucracy, they cannot abide…

— Irvin D. Yalom

Therapists need to have a long experience in personal therapy to see what it's like to be on the other side of the couch…

— Irvin D. Yalom

In my experience, psychotherapy at its best is like dual meditation - it's like a container in which you can be compassionate and mindful…

— Jack Kornfield

A good therapist uses their whole being to engage fully with the whole being of the person coming for help.

— Jed Diamond

The best of modern therapy is much like a process of shared meditation, where therapist and client sit together, learning to pay close attention…

— Jack Kornfield

“Indeed, the capacity to tolerate uncertainty is a prerequisite for the profession. Though the public may believe that therapists guide patients systematically and sure-handedly…

— Irvin D. Yalom