Able Quote by William Fitzsimmons

I've never had very high regard for therapists. I owe my health, my mental survival, to my friends and loved ones.

— Salman Rushdie

The only real experiences I've had with therapists were the ones who were working with me and my family when my mother was ill.

— Kevin Spacey

“Most therapists grew up struggling to be loved and accepted by others. Because of these early experiences, many of us find it difficult to…

— Louis Cozolino

Believe it or not, Marshal, I believe in talk therapy, basic interpersonal skills. I have this radical idea that if you treat a patient…

— Dennis Lehane

“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

I see therapy as a substitute for friendship. I see it as a commentary on the impersonality of society that people have to pay…

— Jon Winokur

I knew that I was naturally good at [therapy] because I was kind of that person in my circle of people in my life.

— Kelly Carlin-McCall

I have respect for therapists in general, because they hear so many stories. It's a lot to hold and take in.

— Jurnee Smollett-Bell

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

— Jed Diamond

I've had therapy, because as much as I have people around me to talk to, speaking to someone I don't really know just helps…

— Megan McKenna

I've seen a therapist at different points in my life for different reasons.

— Lili Reinhart

“The third facilitative aspect of the relationship is empathic understanding. This means that the therapist senses accurately the feelings and personal meanings that the…

— Carl R. Rogers