For a lot more than twenty-five years, On Being truly a Therapist has inspired years of mental health professionals to explore one of the most private and sacred areas of their work helping others. With this thoroughly revised and up to date fourth edition, Jeffrey Kottler explores many of the issues that therapists encounter in their methods today, including stresses from elevated technology, economic realities, and advances theoretically and technique. He also explores the strain elements that are induced from managed treatment bureaucracy, conflicts at the job, and clients’ own anxiety and melancholy. This new release puts the limelight around the therapist’s role and responsibility to promote issues of diversity, social justice, human rights, and systemic adjustments within the city and the globe at large.