ABSTRACT
Therapy is a major industry with neighborhood clinics subsidized by the government, millions of dollars invested in training, more millions collected by the therapists of many different schools, and a vast literature inundating the nation’s libraries. Some authorities argue that a therapist should be a Renaissance man, or woman, who is learned in physiology, psychology, the social sciences, and the arts. Besides a long academic education and excessive self-consciousness, the worst handicap for a therapist is to be unable to accept what is offered by a client. Struggling with human misery, complex social situations and long perduring difficulties, the therapist should not expect quick and magical cures. The therapist must understand and appreciate the extraordinary complexity of a person and his social network. A therapist must be absolutely determined to cure while being casual about his investment in the effort.
