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Abstract
In what technê, and what habitus, must a psychotherapist be skilled in order to facilitate the healing of patients? To answer this question, this paper takes as its case study the theory and clinical practice of George Atwood. Atwood's method is predicated on the continual exercise of courage in service of “the inner truth of a life.” The dedication to practice such courage is born of what can only be called deep love—a set of profound inner resources the therapist brings to his own comportment and conduct, and by extension and implication the trajectory of the patient's life.