Why are Therapists Indifferent to Research?

Considers five factors as to why research on the therapeutic process has little impact on the counseling profession. These factors are (1) reliance on experiential/personal knowledge; (2) reliance on non-axiomatic truths; (3) lack of theoretical rigor; (4) tendency to work within a theory and defend it; and (5) personalization of theory. Results indicate a proliferation of therapies rather than a refinement of therapy. (Author/JDM)