Therapist was once a client

A fully trained psychotherapist undergoes therapy as a part of his / her professional training. With the help of a therapist, the trainee understands his / her own suffering, the behavioral changes because of his / her internal turmoil. The trainee thus understands the difficulties, one can face while opening out in front of a therapist.

Lastly he / she understands and accepts that -
I am a simple common human being and all the natural laws (birth, development, death) are applicable to me.
The emotions like hatred, anger, frustration, lust, jealousy, shame, guilt are common for all.
In order to survive and grow, I created a self-defeating theme.
I forgot about it and my today's problems are because of this weak foundation in my personality.
Nobody else is responsible for my pain and suffering.
So, I need to change the theme and grow in a healthy way on the basis of realistic understanding.'

The trainee thus goes through all phases - exploration, disintegration and reintegration. He / she tries to live in 'Here and Now' instead of 'there and then'.

It helps him / her in helping clients in professional practice.

Counselors are called as wounded healers.

Dr. Yalom recommends therapy at every stage of life of a therapist.
Therapist thus can continue to grow and can become a better therapist.