Being a graduate from 3 years of studying psych and with an active experience of mental illness, I can say that no amount of studying theory and doing therapy+ taking meds for years helped me realize the root of my problems and my worth as a human. more than Marxist analysis. I live to be a part of the revolution, and as long as psychotherapy reinforces the client to believe in themselves and to accept the realities of it is what it is, it will never achieve its job of liberating the person. There is a need for psychology to gain a Marxist perspective, more so from modern day leftists in the mental health field.
This feels a bit sweeping and grandiose. I feel like this is targeted more towards psychiatry and therapy for depression or anxiety, as on the other hand I utilize psychiatry for another mental illness, and psychiatry and modern medicine has directly saved my life and allowed me to live life as a normal person. This applies to tens of millions worldwide who share my condition. Psychiatry has given us a second lease on life, something that would have been impossible nearly 70 years ago.