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On Being a Psychologist

Pages 53-56
Published online: 28 Dec 2017
 
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“On Being a Psychologist” is an autobiographical sketch of key life experiences that influenced the author in the process of becoming a psychologist and a psychotherapist. The author integrates the technical concerns of relationship counseling and identifies the elements of the (1) working alliance, (2) a transference configuration, and (3) “real relationships” as primary to the therapeutic relationship.

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Norman L. James

Norman L. James, Ph.D., is a Teaching and Supervising Transactional Analyst (clinical) and a past-president of the ITAA. He is Professor of Professional Psychology at the University of St. Thomas, St. Paul, Minnesota.