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Is a ‘friend-apist’ what we really want from therapy?

  • Written by David E. Tolchinsky, Professor and Dean, The Media School, Indiana University
Is a ‘friend-apist’ what we really want from therapy?'Shrinking' portrays a tangled web of care and connection, where therapists and patients are enmeshed in one another's personal and professional lives.Apple TV+

When I read the recent New York Times article “Therapy Is Good. These Therapists Are Bad,” I couldn’t help but think of the Apple TV+ series “Shrinking.”

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