Creatures of a Day: And Other Tales of Psychotherapy

Because we may never know with precision how we have helped, we therapists have to learn to live comfortably with mystery as we accompany patients on their journey of self-discovery.

As Nietzsche said, “If we have our own ‘why’ of life, we shall get along with any ‘how.’”

The most important thing I, or any other therapist, can do is offer an authentic healing relationship from which patients can draw whatever they need.