ABSTRACT
Many psychotherapists continue to work beyond retirement age. In this article, I discuss this topic in relation to previous articles on the death or incapacity of a psychotherapist, and research focused on the ageing psychotherapist by Orlinsky and Rønnestad, as well as ethical and professional considerations and my own experience as an ageing practitioner.
Notes on contributor
Barbara Traynor worked for many years as a teacher before training and qualifying as a person-centred counsellor, Gestalt psychotherapist, and Transactional Analysis psychotherapist, supervisor and trainer. She is an executive coach and mentor and has a psychotherapy practice in West London, UK. Recently she was awarded an MA in Creative Writing from Brunel University.