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Reviewed by Anne-Marie Reynolds for Readers' Favorite
So You Want To Be A Psychotherapist by Linda Soules is another excellent addition to the So You Want To Be series. Two chairs in a quiet room; that’s what it takes for lives to start changing. Imagine a job that doesn’t revolve around vehicles, tools, or computers but around how you listen to others. This book invites young readers to delve into a career where understanding, empathy, and listening skills are the most important tools. It explains what a psychotherapist does, what it takes to be one, and why it’s such an important job, especially in today’s fast-paced, high-powered, busy lives. Readers will learn what tools they use, what a day in the life of a psychotherapist looks like, and the challenges and rewards that come with the job. They’ll meet famous psychotherapists who shaped the job, and they’ll learn the qualities needed to decide if it’s what they want to do with their lives.
Linda Soules’s series just keeps getting better, and So You Want To Be A Psychotherapist is an excellent addition. This wonderfully illustrated book introduces young readers (and older ones) to the work of a psychotherapist, explaining every part of the job in simple, straightforward language. It may not sound like the most exciting of careers for a child, but rather than just a job description, this book treats the subject the same way a therapist treats their clients – with respect, patience, and a deep dive beneath the surface. The book moves smoothly from one topic to the next and includes fun facts, a quiz for readers to take, and a helpful glossary at the end. It’s an honest book; it doesn’t sugarcoat the challenges of the job, the cost involved in getting there, the hard work, the potential for burnout, and other challenges, but it does so in a way that doesn’t discourage readers. If your child is the one their friends turn to, the one who listens quietly without judging or shouting, this could be the career path for them. One day, they’ll meet that person having a hard time, and that’s when the room with two chairs will be open and waiting.
