The journey of therapists diagnosed with psychiatric disorders in adolescence

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2024-01-01

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Yüksel, Elif
Yüksel, Esin
Demir, Eylül Ceren

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Background: Although psychotherapists' motivations in choosing the profession have been investigated, there is not enough information in the literature about how personal motivations affect their choice of becoming a psychotherapist. For this reason, this study aimed to reveal the reasons why therapists who received a psychiatric diagnosis during adolescence chose this profession and their relationship with the disease. Methods: To explore this, semi-structured interviews were conducted with five female psychotherapists in Turkey who had a psychiatric diagnosis between the ages of 12 and 18 years and had at least a clinical master's degree and practical experience. Interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA) was used in the research. Findings: Three superordinate themes and nine subthemes depending on these superordinate themes were created: the first theme, ‘Identity’, has three subthemes; the second theme, ‘Why I chose this profession and what I found’, has five subthemes; and the final theme, ‘Being a diagnostic psychotherapist’, has two subthemes. Conclusion: This study suggests that incorporating therapists' personal experiences into supervision may contribute to improved professional skills, patient interactions and the overall effectiveness of therapy.

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identity, psychiatric diagnosis, psychotherapist, psychotherapist training, qualitative research methods, wounded healer

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https://hdl.handle.net/11511/112794

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