This guest post was authored by Dr. Marvin R. Goldfried, Distinguished Professor of Psychology at Stony Brook University and co-founder of the Society for the Exploration of Psychotherapy Integration.

We’ve all had friends and family members share reasons they’re not open to seeing a psychotherapist. “I don’t need to pay someone to listen to my problems.” “Therapy is a money-making business, and I ...

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