title: A Professional Journey Through Life.
abstract: In response to the request to write about those changes that have occurred in my professional outlook and practice that have come with age, I have recounted some of the experiences I have had that seem to have contributed to these changes. There are a couple of important themes that have run through my professional experiences as a therapist, supervisor, teacher, and researcher. One of the themes has to do with my psychotherapy orientation. The other involves the tension that I have experienced between research and practice. I begin by discussing each of these, and then go on to highlight some of the more general lessons learned over the years, including coming to be more myself as a therapist, developing a broader perspective on life, being more clinically integrative, and learning to be accepting of what therapy can and cannot do.
authors.affiliation: Stony Brook University.
authors.forename: Marvin R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Goldfried
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000375:Aging / Q000523:psychology; D015928:Cognitive Behavioral Therapy / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011369:Professional-Patient Relations; D011613:Psychotherapy / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards
keywords: aging; cognitive behavior therapy; psychotherapy training; therapeutic alliance; therapist role