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Think therapy is navel-gazing? Think again

  • Written by Steven Sandage, Professor of psychology of religion and theology, Boston University
imageMany clients come to therapy wanting to look beyond themselves – talking about relationships, values and even spirituality.SDI Productions/E+ via Getty Images

Midway through a recent lecture about my psychology research, a bright graduate student voiced a familiar question.

“I have heard psychotherapy makes people more...

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