Becoming a Therapist: On the Path to Mastery

"This resource is filled with practical and personal advice, relevant stories and examples, and reads more like help from a friend than a typical textbook."
—Roberta L. Nutt, PhD, ABPP
Visiting Professor & Training Director
Counseling Psychology Program
University of Houston

"Ah, now this is the book I wish had been available when I entered the field. Tom Skovholt has defined the initial experiences and followed the process through to the culmination of the therapeutic experience in a truly great book; Becoming a Therapist is a major contribution to our field."
—Arthur (Andy) M. Horne
Dean and Distinguished Research Professor
President-Elect, Society of Counseling Psychology
College of Education
The University of Georgia

"Becoming a Therapist's informal style is accessible and engaging and yet soundly grounded in evidence and in the wisdom Skovholt has developed through his career-long research on psychotherapists and their development."
—Rodney K. Goodyear, PhD
Professor, School of Education, University of Redlands
Emeritus Professor of Education (Counseling Psychology), University of Southern California

“Becoming a Therapist is the perfect book to begin the journey toward becoming an effective therapist. Dr. Thomas Skovholt has created a book that is easy to read BUT very hard to put down. The perfect book for the beginning counseling student.”
—Jon Carlson, PsyD, EdD
Distinguished Professor
Governors State University