In my opinion such plastic work shows not only a highly developed psychological understanding of human nature, it also shows besides an extremely strong visionary power a very cultivated artistic discipline. (davidzwirner.com)
Certified pastoral counselors are licensed mental health professionals who work to provide those seeking therapy with a treatment model that combines spiritual and theological training with psychological understanding. (goodtherapy.org)
A character - portrait novel in the full definition of that type — which means as meticulous in detail and as sound in psychological understanding as a biography — Irishman Tóibín's latest rich novel, following the provocative Testament of Mary (2012), is self - assured in its authenticity, daring in the male author's presumption of inhabiting a female protagonist, and all this is achieved through prose at once alive and understated. (booklistonline.com)