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Why therapy is political, whether we like it or not
I found myself doing something I rarely do this morning. Arguing with strangers on the internet. Strangers who were other therapists. The topic was whether therapy should be “politicised”. And what struck me wasn’t just the disagreement, but how often this comes up. I’ve heard it in training, in professional spaces, and now again online. It tends to split into two camps. On one side, therapists who believe therapy should be a politics-free space. A meeting between two people,

Paul Butlin
Apr 133 min read
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