I'm A Therapist. We Need To Be Honest About Whether Therapy Works For Children

We often hear the phrase: you can lead a horse to water, but you cannot make it drink. It’s a useful way to think about therapy.

Therapy has enormous value. I believe in it both personally and professionally. It can offer insight, structure, and a safe space to explore difficult feelings, their origins, and what might be possible in the future. I say that as someone who has spent years training and working as a psychotherapist, and as someone who has also sat in the therapy room myself.

But...