## Abstract This article traces the roots and evolution of my pathway to becoming a psychotherapist and my still evolving professional interests and horizons. It discusses the journey taken, influences felt, and experiences encountered that have contributed to my expanding perspective and modus ope
Why I became a (brief) psychotherapist
โ Scribed by Michael F. Hoyt
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2005
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 68 KB
- Volume
- 61
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0021-9762
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
โฆ Synopsis
Abstract
The author describes his development as a psychotherapist. He emphasizes both nurture and nature; he indicates that in addition to factors such as family and professional teachers and the zeitgeist, his choice was prefigured by the calling of character. He also discusses some of the influences that led to and confirmed his interest in approaches that fall under the general theoretical rubrics of brief and narrative constructive forms of therapy. ยฉ 2005 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Clin Psychol/In Session 61: 983โ989, 2005.
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