A lot of literature is devoted to proving the effectiveness of one or another type of psychotherapy. In this article, I only briefly highlighted some factors that I currently consider to be especially important in the pursuit of effective psychotherapy. Features of the client’s motivation (voluntariness, realistic ideas about psychotherapy, expectations from the psychotherapist, etc.) and the degree of his readiness to cooperate and changes*The psychotherapist has positive experience in personal therapy and supervision A clear and reflected understanding of the therapist about his personal and professional capabilities and limitations Sincere interest of the therapist in the client’s personality Recognition by the client of the importance of the relationship with the therapist The therapist’s faith in the client The client’s experience of a sense of security and support in the presence of the therapist Subjective feeling of mutual understanding The degree of client’s readiness for meeting with strong feelings Activity and interest in the process of both participants in therapy, with a mutual desire to discuss the emotions, feelings and experiences that arise in relation to each other Emotional connection between the therapist and the client, based on a high degree of mutual trust and respect Personal experience of the psychotherapist in overcoming various life crises The psychotherapist’s readiness for self-disclosure Degree maturity of the psychotherapist’s personal position, allowing him to accept a different point of view and a different worldview. It is necessary to clarify that, when speaking about accepting a different worldview, I do not mean absolute non-judgmental acceptance. In my opinion, absolutely non-evaluative acceptance of the client is impossible, since evaluation is a natural function of human consciousness. At the same time, I am of the opinion that the therapist’s fairly clear and regularly subject to reflection understanding of his worldview positions and value orientations helps him to respect other worldviews. The habit, as far as possible, of honestly and thoughtfully exploring one’s worldview and perception of the world in personal psychotherapy and regular self-analysis can greatly help when working with a client. A poorly reflected idea of ​​oneself and one’s values ​​creates fertile ground for doubts, which are directly or indirectly projected onto the client and his worldview, depriving the dialogue between the psychotherapist and the client of much-needed openness and freedom. In my opinion, understanding what makes it difficult to realize the client’s personal potential, and What can make his life fuller and happier must, first of all, be done by the client himself. This performance brings me back to the “sinful earth” - reminding me of my professional position and the boundaries of responsibility in therapy. Of course, I build my assumptions and hypotheses about the essence of the client’s difficulties, and when the occasion is appropriate, I voice them to him - checking and observing how my assumptions respond to him. At the same time, regardless of the theoretical basis on which I, as a therapist, build my hypotheses and assumptions, the most important thing is not to forget that only the client himself can be an absolute expert in understanding his life. Even though he needs me to accompany, guide and support him on the difficult path of self-awareness. Is there anything that can generally indicate that therapy is moving in the right direction? Probably there is. If with each new meeting I feel that my understanding of the client is growing, and the client feels that he can trust me and open up more and more. From this arises the opportunity to explore both the most unsightly and the most sublime corners of the soul. But at the same time, it is important to remember that trust and understanding are variable quantities that fluctuate, like an equalizer, depending on changes in the range of emotional and mental frequencies of both the client and the therapist. And unfortunately, these frequencies do not always coincide and it often takes time for them to resonate...*“Good enough”.