I think my T has done a bit more than read a 500 page textbook, over seven years of academic training. Or she's a slow reader...

Therapy saved my life. It's not for everyone. Nothing is. Many people really benefit from massage, or physical therapy and it makes me want to break things. We are all different.
For me, and where I was, and where i am, psychodynamic relational therapy are what I need to help me grow and heal.