How can clinicians incorporate ideals from ancient philosophy into contemporary psychotherapy? As the field focuses more on treatment manuals and the regimented nature of clinical research, psychotherapy risks losing the subtle nuances that guide the interactive fluidity of therapy sessions. In The Socratic Method in Psychotherapy, James Overholser approaches cognitive therapy through the interactive dialogues of Socrates, aiming to reduce the gap between theory and practice. Clinicians and students will appreciate the flexibility and creativity that underlie effective psychotherapy sessions when guided by the Socratic method as an innovative approach to self-exploration.