title: Why I became a (brief) psychotherapist.
abstract: The author describes his development as a psychotherapist. He emphasizes both nurture and nature; he indicates that in addition to factors such as family and professional teachers and the zeitgeist, his choice was prefigured by the calling of character. He also discusses some of the influences that led to and confirmed his interest in approaches that fall under the general theoretical rubrics of brief and narrative constructive forms of therapy.
authors.affiliation: Kaiser Permanente Medical Center, Department of Psychiatry, San Rafael, CA 94903, USA. Michael.Hoyt@KP.org
authors.forename: Michael F
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Hoyt
mesh_terms: D002321:Career Choice; D002605:Character; D005195:Family Relations; D006801:Humans; D008611:Mentors; D011613:Psychotherapy; D011614:Psychotherapy, Brief; D014481:United States