It is a requirement here (Ireland)that ts go to their own therapists throughout their training! The hours differ per different courses. At the moment the profession is being regulated which will hopefully get rid of a lot of ts who haven't met the requirements degree level and who haven't done their own therapy and personal development. I am shocked at the people in my class who wanted to be therapists but had never been to therapy. I was wondering how that worked but however they managed to pass. Ts are human and make mistakes and often don't think about what they say so I feel they learn as they go along with different clients after all we all have different expectations from our ts so quite often they are bound to get it wrong.