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Falling for Therapy
Psychotherapy from a Client's Point of View
Falling for Therapy
Psychotherapy from a Client's Point of View
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If the aim of psychotherapy is to alleviate suffering, then the measure of its validity must be the extent to which it does or does not achieve that goal. But who decides whether suffering has been alleviated, or whether the well-being of the client has been promoted? On what basis are such judgements made? The majority of literature on the effectiveness of therapy is written by therapists. This book, written by a client, challenges the power of theory and ask questions which deserve to be aired, and in so doing presents a powerful and articulate appeal for greater sensitivity, a critical view and better practice.
Table of Contents
Beginnings and Endings
Theory... and Practice
Who Calls the Tune?
The Power of Language
Blind Alleys
Transference: Cure or Catch 22?
In the Dark Room
Burning Bridges
Survival of the Fittest?
The Compulsion to Repeat: Who Needs What?
The Problem of Attachment
When Therapy Traumatises
The Straitjacket of 'Analysis'
Responsibility
Accountability
The Healing Art?
Will You, Won't You....Won't You Join the Dance?
Appendix.
Product details
| Published | Aug 14 2000 |
|---|---|
| Format | Paperback |
| Edition | 1st |
| Extent | 224 |
| ISBN | 9780333804308 |
| Imprint | Bloomsbury Academic |
| Dimensions | Not specified |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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