There seems to be this impression that if I really am a psychotherapist, I can't be serious about it. They think there must be something fishy going on.

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So many people suffer from abuse, and suffer alone.

So many people suffer from abuse, and suffer alone.

Love is an obsession. It has that quality to it. But there are healthy obsessions,...

Love is an obsession. It has that quality to it. But there are healthy obsessions,...

The work of a psychotherapist involves being empathic and insightful with one's patients without getting...

The work of a psychotherapist involves being empathic and insightful with one's patients without getting...

I don't like the term mid-life crisis.

I don't like the term mid-life crisis.

I grew up in the suburbs of Sydney, an arid kind of place, but every...

I grew up in the suburbs of Sydney, an arid kind of place, but every...

Most people who went about saying a ghost had poked them with a brolly would...

Most people who went about saying a ghost had poked them with a brolly would...

There may be a point where I may decide to write an autobiography.

There may be a point where I may decide to write an autobiography.

Perfect objectivity is always impossible, no matter who writes a person's biography.

Perfect objectivity is always impossible, no matter who writes a person's biography.

We have a couple of dogs, but I wouldn't describe myself as an animal person.

We have a couple of dogs, but I wouldn't describe myself as an animal person.

I loved my life, but my choices were overloading and overwhelming me. Listening to inner...

I loved my life, but my choices were overloading and overwhelming me. Listening to inner...

I don't think I'm generous enough to be the straight guy. I sort of make...

I don't think I'm generous enough to be the straight guy. I sort of make...

When I came off the boat I was very proud of the thick calluses which...

When I came off the boat I was very proud of the thick calluses which...

There's been a number of erroneous biographies, articles and so on written about Billy and...

There's been a number of erroneous biographies, articles and so on written about Billy and...

There is a probably natural and learned reticence with myself talking about my early life.

There is a probably natural and learned reticence with myself talking about my early life.

Sexual dreams aren't usually about sex.

Sexual dreams aren't usually about sex.

So many people suffer from abuse, and suffer alone.

So many people suffer from abuse, and suffer alone.

After all my probing into the human brain, I should still be aware of mysteries...

After all my probing into the human brain, I should still be aware of mysteries...

I've really written my books for my husband and our family. They've brought us closer...

I've really written my books for my husband and our family. They've brought us closer...

The notion of a contemporary epiphany to me is very exciting, because it's a sort...

The notion of a contemporary epiphany to me is very exciting, because it's a sort...

There was a special challenge in describing the awful childhood of a person who happens...

There was a special challenge in describing the awful childhood of a person who happens...