On Being a Therapist, 6th Edition

For more than thirty years, On Being a Therapist has inspired generations of mental health professionals (and their clients) to explore the most private, confusing, & sacred aspects of helping others. 

In this thoroughly revised & updated sixth edition, Jeffrey Kottler explores many of the challenges that therapists face in their practices today, including pressures from increased technology, economic realities, & advances in theory & technique. He also examines the stress factors that are brought on from managed care bureaucracy, conflicts at work, & clients' own anxiety & depression. 

This new edition includes updated sources, new material on technology, new challenges that therapists face as a result of the global pandemic, & an emphasis on teletherapy & navigating ethics & practice logistics remotely.

Generations of students & practitioners in counseling, psychology, social work, psychotherapy, marriage & family therapy, & human services have found comfort, support, & renewed confidence in On Being a Therapist, & this sixth edition builds upon this solid foundation as it continues to educate, inform, & inspire helping professionals everywhere.