Therapy is therapy-- talking to the patient about what matt… - Elvin Semrad

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Therapy is therapy-- talking to the patient about what matters to him, no matter at what pace he can take it... As long as you take the position of talking to a person about what matters to him, then he can feel secure. Someone cares enough and is concerned enough about him to work with him and listen.

Elvin Semrad

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Elvin Semrad (1909-1976) was an American psychoanalytic psychiatrist.

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