Doing Good?: Psychotherapy Out of Its Depth

ISBN-13: 9780192628688 / Angielski / Twarda / 2000 / 152 str.

Peter Lomas

Opis

Over the last few decades, psychotherapy and counseling have become mo re and more popular, with many people turning to therapists in the hop e of finding a better, happier, more fulfilling life. In this cogently argued and beautifully written book, Peter Lomas argues that as psych otherapy enters the mainstream, therapists have become dependent on th e technical aspects of their profession at the expense of the many mor al issues involved. In fact, Lomas believes therapists have grown so a fraid of moralizing or of departing from what he views as a spurious s cientific neutrality that the dialog between therapist and patient is distorted, potentially confusing, and too remote from the healthy real ity of ordinary conversation. He provides a lucid and thought-provokin g addition to the literature on psychotherapy that will appeal to both trainee and practicing therapists and counselors, people in therapy, and those considering embarking on it.

O autorze

Peter Lomas trained and practised as a psychiatrist in London. A practising psychotherapist for many years, he is the founder of the Cambridge Society for Psychotherapy, and active in training psychotherapists. He is the author of many books on psychotherapy.