title: Growing up everyone's trusted confidante: why I really became a psychotherapist.
abstract: This article traces the roots and evolution of my pathway to becoming a psychotherapist and my still evolving professional interests and horizons. It discusses the journey taken, influences felt, and experiences encountered that have contributed to my expanding perspective and modus operandi. It travels from past to present, articulates my current thinking, and describes some of my major involvements in the early 21st century. The words "que sera, sera" (what will be, will be) are also prophetic of the future.
authors.affiliation: Florida Couples & Family Institute, USA. Kaslowfs@worldnet.att.net
authors.forename: Florence W
authors.initials: FW
authors.lastname: Kaslow
mesh_terms: D002321:Career Choice; D018864:Cultural Diversity; D005195:Family Relations; D005610:Freedom; D006801:Humans; D011613:Psychotherapy; D014481:United States