Therapists are not immune to the range of problems their clients experience, including divorce, bereavement, illness, and depression. The Myth of the Untroubled Therapist considers what kinds of difficulties clinicians face and considers the best ways of dealing with them.

Marie Adams is a psychotherapist and writer. Along with her private practice, she teaches at the Metanoia Institute in London and the Institute for Arts Therapy and Education. She previously worked as a news producer for the BBC and later as a consultant psychotherapist for the Corporation, leading workshops for journalists and production staff on trauma and mental health.