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...
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 fin...
Peter Lomas presents an introduction to psychotherapy based on the belief that therapy is best considered as a personal undertaking in which the way of being with a patient is paramount.
Peter Lomas presents an introduction to psychotherapy based on the belief that therapy is best considered as a personal undertaking in which the way o...
Is psychotherapy first and foremost a technique that can be described, learned, and practices, or is it a relationship in which techniques play a part but ordinary human qualities are the crucial factors? True and False Experience discusses those factors that have made it difficult for therapists and patients to meet as equals in a natural and ordinary way, keeping them from establishing a genuine relationship with each other.
Lomas acknowledges Freud as the most valuable and influential theorist of psychoanalysis, but he also questions the consequences of his detached and...
Is psychotherapy first and foremost a technique that can be described, learned, and practices, or is it a relationship in which techniques play a p...
The place of the psychotherapist within the hierarchy of the medical profession and his status in the public opinion are ambiguous: many myths and ill-informed fears cloud the practice of psychotherapy--not the least of which is the thorny issue of doctor-patient relationships. In this finely etched book, Peter Lomas puts the case for a personal psychotherapeutic approach based on his work with patients over many years.
The Psychotherapy of Everyday Life argues that the response to a person who comes for help should be an intuitive one, not hidebound by confusing technical...
The place of the psychotherapist within the hierarchy of the medical profession and his status in the public opinion are ambiguous: many myths and ...
While on staff of England's Cassel Hospital, a leading therapeutic community, Peter Lomas had the rare opportunity to study mothers suffering from post-partum breakdown together with their babies and, at times, the entire family. Given the media attention paid to family in both Britain and the United States, it seems odd that the close relationships between childbirth and the dynamics of family life have been only minimally addressed. Drawing from the "Independent" school of British psychoanalysis, particularly that of Donald Winnicott, and borrowing from existentialist thought and the...
While on staff of England's Cassel Hospital, a leading therapeutic community, Peter Lomas had the rare opportunity to study mothers suffering from ...
