A Former Therapist's Critique of Psychotherapy: Daniel Mackler Speaks

Here I explore a variety of topics about psychotherapy, including: what makes a good therapist, how to assess a therapist's quality, why I think most therapists are not so good, boundaries in psychotherapy, the value in self-therapy versus therapy, and the subjects of diagnosis and psychiatric drugs.

I myself was a therapist in New York City for ten years, have been in therapy, and know countless therapists.

One thing I feel I left out in this video, and it's a KEY thing about what makes a good therapist: HEALING ONE'S OWN CHILDHOOD TRAUMAS (and, in that vein, taking distance from one's own family of origin). Bummer I didn't say it -- sometimes things slip the mind!!

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