Healing Through Meeting explains Martin Buber's ideas in simple terms and shows how they can offer a philosophical and ethical framework within which to hold a therapeutic conversation. A collection of therapeutic stories, based on actual case studies, is included which therapists can share with their clients. Through the telling of stories, therapists can highlight specific facets of human functioning and interaction. Clients can gain insight into their problems and so make choices about their future direction. John Gunzburg shares his skills in composing therapeutic stories and encourages...

People can grieve not just from the death of a loved one, but from a wider arena of loss which includes divorce, moving away, missing friends and even losing a valuable or sentimental possession. This book defines unresolved grief and then explores the process of therapy. Through descriptive cases, John Gunzburg examines how people can use their own resources to resolve grief and loss. Many examples are given of how the therapist and client can use their creativity, working together to resolve grief. Options and directions for the future aim to leave the reader optimistic and with skills to...