Psychotherapy Under the Influence of Georges Bataille: From Social Theory to Clinical Practice

ISBN-13: 9780367347710 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 254 str.

William Buse

Opis

This fascinating book applies social theorist Georges Bataille’s revolutionary thinking to psychotherapy, offering clinicians a new and valuable context for practicing therapy. It will be of interest to both practitioners in the field and scholars of continental philosophy and social theory.

Spis treści

Part I: Psychotherapy with Individuals  1. Searching for a Sign: Listening, Looking, Touching, Way-finding   2. The Distance Between Spending and Spent: On Manic Consuming, Hoarding, Expending, and Other Visions of Excess  3. The Other Kind of Laughter  4. Recovery  5. Excremental Journey  6. The Accursed Child  Part II: Psychotherapy with Couples  7. Sexual Disgust Redux  Part III: Psychotherapy with Groups  8. The Acephalic Stage  Part IV: Psychotherapy with Communities  9. Triple Fugue: A Dialogical Exploration of Sovereign Experience  Part V: The End(s) of Psychotherapy  10. Do No Harm/Please Harm Me 

O autorze

William Buse, PhD, completed his anthropological training (Columbia University) and his psychoanalytic training (Postgraduate Center for Mental Health) in New York City. He currently serves as Director of Counseling at The Juilliard School and maintains a psychotherapy practice on the Upper West Side of Manhattan.