When starting a career in therapy, many practitioners quickly realize that formal education falls short of preparing them for the true complexities of human behavior. Our expert explores the role of psychotherapy and dissects the true healing process.
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- Dr. Jeffery Smith, professor of psychiatry, New York Medical College, immediate past president, Society for the Exploration of Psychotherapy Integration, author, How Psychotherapy Works
Dr. Jeffery Smith says all mammals experience this protective measure, but the big difference is that our survival isn’t usually referring to life or death, but how we exist within society.
This often means creating coping strategies that serve us in the moment, but can become problems down the road.
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