“I quit therapy because my analyst was trying to help me behind my back.” —Richard Lewis

Despite an estimated 90% of Americans acknowledging there is a mental health crisis in our nation, only an estimated 30% will ever show up at a therapist’s office and, according to the American Psychological Association (APA) 50% of them will leave treatment before it’s completed.

While finances and access to services are two primary roadblocks to seeking help, the reasons that psychotherapy clients are often “one and done” are less obvious, but, in the long run, easier to overcome if addressed properly.

Psychologist and author David Burns identifies two........

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