A Former Therapists Critique of Psychotherapy: Daniel Mackler Speaks

My website: My Patreon: 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 selftherapy 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