TY - BOOK AU - Kottler,Jeffrey A. TI - On being a therapist SN - 9780470565476 (pbk.) U1 - 616.89/KOT PY - 2010/// CY - San Francisco, CA PB - Jossey-Bass KW - Psychotherapists KW - Psychology KW - Psychotherapy KW - Practice KW - Psychological aspects KW - Professional Practice KW - Physician-Patient Relations N1 - Includes bibliographical references and indexes; The therapist's journey -- Struggles for power and influence -- Personal and professional lives -- How clients change their therapists -- Hardships of therapeutic practice -- Being imperfect, living with failure -- Patients who test our patience -- Boredom and burnout -- That which is not said -- Lies we tell ourselves--and others -- Alternative therapies for therapists -- Toward creativity and personal ER -