We feel bad because we know a lot of unnecessary things, but don’t know what is most necessary: ​​ourselves. We don’t know who lives in us. If we knew and remembered what lives in each of us, then our life would be completely different. Grigory Skovoroda. A psychologist, working with clients, can hear numerous requests about finding oneself, one’s good qualities, compliance or non-compliance with some image, etc. By working together with a psychologist, the client can feel more confident and feel some kind of care and care from a psychologist. But there are moments when a specialist may not be near the client. The question arises: what then happens to him, the client? how to help yourself? Answer: Self-therapy can come to the rescue. Therefore, the main goal of the psychologist in such a situation is to teach the client the art of introspection. In many philosophical and mystical teachings, from Socrates, Gurdjieff, Buddhists and Lao Tzu, it is emphasized that introspection and self-knowledge are a necessary step on the path to enlightenment and development. So What can self-therapy give us? As Muriel Shiffman writes: “Self-therapy is just a tool for everyday life, a way to be more honest with yourself, a technique for using consciousness and experience in difficult situations.” Also, this is a sure way to help get rid of the internal torment that many of us are so prone to. This is a way to live more productively here and now, instead of waiting until your neurosis is “cured.” As a result of self-therapy, a person acquires the ability to consciously choose his behavior, using various aspects of his personality, he also becomes resistant to the manipulations of other people and is able to cope with without manipulation, that is, he learns to “stand on his own feet.” If we turn to psychological directions, then Gestalt therapy uses the theory of change, which is as follows: change occurs when someone becomes who he is, but not when when he tries to become something he is not. That is, the therapist does not force the individual to change, but change occurs if the client spends time and effort on being who he is. Janet Rainwater writes that internal change occurs only when a person gives up the pursuit of in order to become what he wants (or should) become, but simply accepts and is fully aware of himself as he really is. So, let's touch on the practice itself. A person who comes to a psychologist with a certain problem is already in conflict with at least two opposing forces. And the very fact of agreeing to work with a psychologist may indicate that the client wants to be changed. The psychologist accepts this as his legitimate desire and uses various means to help the client realize his need, become aware of himself, his feelings and desires.