There is no such thing as mental illness, hence also no such thing as psychotherapy.

Individual psychotherapy - that is, engaging a distressed fellow human in a disciplined conversation and human relationship - requires that the therapist have the proper temperament and philosophy of life for such work. By that I mean that the therapist must be patient, modest, and a perceptive listener, rather than a talker and advice-giver.

'Psychotherapy' is a private, confidential conversation that has nothing to do with illness, medicine, or healing.

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