Becoming a Therapist

“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

"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