“On Being a Psychologist” is an autobiographical sketch of key life experiences that influenced the author in the process of becoming a psychologist and a psychotherapist. The author integrates the technical concerns of relationship counseling and identifies the elements of the (1) working alliance, (2) a transference configuration, and (3) “real relationships” as primary to the therapeutic relationship.
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