On Becoming a Psychotherapist

by Dryden, Windy; Spurling, Laurence

• ISBN13: 9780415019330
• ISBN10: 0415019338
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1989-08-01
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

Why do people want to become a psychotherapist? How do they translate this desire into reality? On Becoming a Psychotherapist explores these and related questions. Ten leading therapists write about their profession and their careers, examining how and why they became pyschotherapists. The contributors, representing a wide cross-section of their profession, come from both Britian and America, from different theoretical backgrounds, and are at different stages in their careers. They write in a personal and revealing way about their childhoods, families, colleagues, and training. This absorbing and fascinating book offers a fresh perspective on psychotherapy and the people attracted to it.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. ix
Introduction	p. 1
The Therapist as a Crucial Variable in Psychotherapy	p. 3
The Contributions	p. 15
The Object of the Dance	p. 17
Through Therapy to Self	p. 33
The Blessing and the Curse of Empathy	p. 53
Chance and Choices in Becoming a Therapist	p. 69
Living Vs. Survival: a Psychotherapist's Journey	p. 87
My Career as Researcher and Psychotherapist	p. 101
A Fight for Freedom	p. 116
Challenging the 'White Knight'	p. 134
A Late Developer	p. 148
Rhythm and Blues	p. 169
Commentaries	p. 189
The Self and the Therapeutic Domain	p. 191
Ten Therapists: the Process of Becoming and Being	p. 215
Appendix	p. 240
Author Index	p. 244
Subject Index	p. 246
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