I think my T must have some special subscription where he gets sent a variety of magazines that appeal to different demographics. I can't believe he would have subscriptions to all of these. There is National Geographic, Men's Health, Outside, Oprah, Sunset, and a few more. He also has about 15-20 books for browsing. Some are picture books with gorgeous photos, some are humor, some have wise sayings, etc. I think it's a really good selection. I think some of them are gifts from former clients. A couple of times we have talked in therapy about something I looked at in one of his books. Once there was a poem in one of the photo books, and I really identified with it, so we talked about that. It was the perfect words to communicate how I was feeling, and he "got it" immediately when I read the poem to him.

My family T, who shared his waiting room with a few other therapists, had about 50 magazines or more to choose from. The ones I remember were Psychology Today, Rolling Stone, the Economist, the Utne Reader, and one of those city magazines with local stories.

My daughter's T has new agey, alternative mags.

It's interesting to think: if I was a T and had a waiting room, what reading material would I provide? I do like the picture/photography books because they are "easy" to look at, so I would probably provide those for sure.