Posted by lookdownfish on September 6, 2004, at 16:02:38
In reply to Re: Is that a good book? » lookdownfish, posted by Dinah on September 6, 2004, at 11:06:20
It is definitely biased towards the psychoanalytic paradigm, but would be relevant to any type of psychoanalytically-informed therapy rather than just traditional psychoanalysis. It doesn't get too bogged down in theory. I would say its aimed at professionals rather than clients, but to the average well-informed babbler, it's not too heavy going. It doesn't give practical advice in a self-help kind of way, but it describes a variety of clinical situations throughout the book as examples, so that keeps it quite readable and interesting.
I guess I bought this book wanting to know how I can ever get to the point that I could bear to leave my therapist. Well it doesn't give me the magic answer, but it clarifies a bit how one might work towards it.
Let me know if I can give you any more info.
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