title: Towards a conceptual framework of psychotherapy: a personal view.
abstract: A conceptual view of psychotherapy is put forward for discussion and debate. The view is a personal one based upon experience of life and the practice of psychotherapy over a 10 year period. Harmony between the therapist's personality, the process of therapy and the nature of good human relationships is important. Therapy is seen as a practical discipline and a creative art in which the focus should be upon the patient's existence now and what it could be tomorrow.
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D011575:Psychoanalytic Therapy / Q000379:methods; D011613:Psychotherapy / Q000379:methods*; D012917:Social Adjustment