It is the aim of this paper to point out that occur in some risks prac
ticing the psychotherapeutic profession. This topic will be exemplifie
d by studying the values and ideologies of psychotherapists and their
influence on patients as well as by presenting the problem of abuse of
authority and dependency. Various explanations will be offered for th
ese phenomena,and some possibilities of prevention of these risks will
be considered. Thereby, it will be pointed especially to some deficit
s in the curricula of psychotherapeutic education.