Running head: THERAPISTS’ PERSONAL STRENGTHS AND VULNERABILITIES “It’s both a strength and a drawback”. How Therapists’ Personal Qualities Are Experienced in Their Professional Work Ida Stange Bernhardt 1 , Helene Nissen-Lie 1 , Christian Moltu 2, John McLeod 1 and Marit Råbu 1 1 Department of Psychology, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway, 2 Department of Psychiatry, District General Hospital of Førde, Førde, Norway Correspondence concerning this article should be addressed to Ida Stange Bernhardt, Department of Psychology, University of Oslo, Forskningsveien 3, 0373 Oslo, Norway. Email: i.s.bernhardt@psykologi.uio.no