The Philosophy underlying the person-of-the-therapist training model

Abstract

The “Person-of the-Therapist” model is an approach to training and supervising therapists. The concept of a therapist as a wounded healer appears to be key in interpreting the therapeutic process and its healing power. This article aims at presenting this model’s philosophical foundations, which promote a creative use of the therapists’ personal potential independently of the different psychotherapeutic schools that they represent.

Keywords

• Person of the Therapist
• Use of self in therapy
• Training model for therapists
• Philosophy of training