trainee therapists or experienced professionals who need to "unlearn" the tendency to help, advise, prescribe, and begin to acquire a new set of skills. Criticism Critics have warned of the danger of the mechanical, overly-intellectual application of Malan's triangles in actual practice. See also References Further reading Fosha, D. The Transforming power of Affect (2000) Vaillant, L. M. Changing Character (1997) Psychotherapeutical theories Counseling