there are no straight lines in nature

The prospect of talking with a therapist may at first appear daunting and dubious. It may seem to fly in the face of self preservation and rugged individuality to make oneself vulnerable. The fact is, however, human beings have been successful in their basic evolution precisely because they evolved in groups - what is too much for one nervous system is doable with two, as it were. Indeed, "one for all and all for one" is no joking matter. It works. And so does psychotherapy, especially if it has remained grounded in the search for personal truth and authentic expression of that truth, and not lost its way in a maze of manualized protocols and techniques that serve interests other than human learning, healing and growth. Cumulative knowledge and method are quite obviously components of meaningful psychotherapy. But the path of personal discovery is, like everything in nature, an organic one and never a straight line, much less one deadened by statistical predictability and control. Instead, psychotherapy is an healing art - alive, creative, and unique to the individual - an artful practice that opens an often mysterious, paradoxical path that leads toward freedom and expression of the human spirit.