THE UNEXPLORED IN SELF-ANALYSIS

Our clinical training is built upon the belief that to the extent that self-understanding of the practitioner is ignored, our clinical compe tence will be compromised and our personal lives will remain unfulfill ed. Based on an extensive, empirical study of the professional and per sonal lives of highly experienced practitioners, it was found that sel f-analysis was believed by these practitioners to be an indispensable, but poorly understood and underutilized guide to self-knowledge. Deri ved from data from the author's self-analysis and three decades of cli nical experience, this article explores the obstacles to self-examinat ion.