This week I have been reading Carl Jung's 'Modern Man in search of a soul'. I came across something that really resonated with me.  Jung discusses the mutual impact of the therapeutic process upon both the client and the therapist. He writes that the therapist is "as much a part of the process as the client, and is equally exposed to its transforming influences" (p. 51). In this way the therapist is called upon to face the same tasks and challenges as their client. It strikes me that it is the therapist's openness and commitment to this that allows the therapy process to become a genuine relational experience for both participants. I think that one cannot hope to help others change if we as therapists are not open to being changed too. There is a constant process of becoming for both the client and the therapist.

Reference: Jung, C.G. (1993). Modern Man in Search of a Soul. Oxon: Routledge Classics