Behind the Couch has an insightful post about the concept of “Mauvais Foi” and the “hell” (in a Sartre sense) in which many people live because of their concerns about what other’s think and believe about them.

A New York Times article talks about the what I consider to be the most important part ofpsychotherapy… rapport between client and therapist.  From the article:

“In the end, psychotherapy is a very personal business. If you need brain surgery, it doesn’t really matter if you like your surgeon as long as he’s skilled and competent. But in therapy, skill and competence are necessary but not enough; personal fit, more than almost anything, can make the therapy — or break it.”