The Quietly Ferocious Struggle: A Review of Nick Totton's Contribution to and Thinking about Training in Psychotherapy

Abstract

This article explores Nick Totton's contribution to and thinking about psychotherapy training. Nick Totton has influenced training through his extensive contribution to psychotherapy literature, and directly through his own work as a trainer and course leader. It is suggested that his major contributions to the field are the development of a new modality: Embodied‐Relational Therapy, and a model of training based on spaciousness, trust and authenticity.