Shouldn't I Be Feeling Better by Now? Client Views of Therapy

by Bates, Yvonne

• ISBN13: 9781403947406
• ISBN10: 1403947406
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-01-27
• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan

Summary

It is an irony that therapists and counselors--the professional listeners--have been reluctant to hear the criticisms and challenges of their customers. Many clients suffer disappointment with their therapy experience, yet the profession continues unchanged, creating the illusion that it is only a tiny, beyond-help minority who do not benefit. This book clearly identifies areas of concern and seeks to provide constructive solutions for the future.

Author Biography

Yvonne Bates is a freelance counsellor working within the Alexander Group and is managing editor of Ipnosis, an independent journal for practitioners.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements and Dedication	vii
Preface	viii
Yvonne Bates
Introduction	1	(4)
Virginia Ironside
Part I Client Stories	5	(72)
Love in an Estate of Bondage	7	(13)
Sylvia Wilde
A Silent Self	20	(12)
Jo Hare
Twenty Years Ago	32	(7)
Anthony Smith
An Adventure in Hypnotherapy	39	(14)
Natalie Simpson
Her Mistake Cost Me Dearly: Emotional Abuse in Psychotherapy	53	(10)
Marje Schepisi
The Client Says Not	63	(14)
Marie Hellewell
Part II Practice Issues	77	(68)
A Digest of Anne France's Consuming Psychotherapy	79	(11)
Richard House
Untwining the Transference	90	(8)
Natalie Simpson
Why Practise Informed Consent? One Client's Perspective	98	(8)
Robin Dean
Alice's Adventures in Psychoanalysis	106	(8)
Alessandra de Paula
Anti-therapy	114	(9)
Virginia Ironside
Anna Sands on Language, Reality and Amorality	123	(13)
Summary of the Issues	136	(9)
Part III Working Towards Solutions	145	(44)
Forum of Voices: Rising to the Challenge	147	(19)
A Dialogue Between a Client and a Psychotherapist	166	(18)
Rosie Alexander
Michael Jacobs
Conclusion: Welcoming the Client-Voice Movement	184	(5)
Richard House
Afterword	189	(4)
Fay Weldon
Appendix: Research into the Efficacy of Counselling and Psychotherapy and its Relevance to Subjective Reports	193	(7)
Suggested Further Reading	200	(5)
Index	205