Practicing Psychotherapy

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Practicing Psychotherapy

Lessons on Helping Patients and Growing as a Professional

Psychotherapy

Author: Linda L. Chamberlain

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Language: English

Published by: Routledge

Published on: 29th November 2020

Format: LCP-protected ePub

Size: 680 Kb

ISBN: 9781000226676


Introduction

In this book of lessons learned from working as a psychotherapist for over 40 years, Dr. Chamberlain shares her varied expertise and experiences, bestowing the wisdom she has gleaned throughout her career from patients, students, teachers, and colleagues.

Core Themes

The text examines three core themes: How helping clients is often intertwined with the therapist’s own life journey; the experience of building intimate relationships with vulnerable populations; and the process of accepting loss, letting go, and moving forward, both for the client and the therapist. Prioritizing personal narratives, case examples, professional research, and discussions with experienced clinicians, this book marks the significant impact psychotherapy has on not just patients and clients but also the mental health professional.

Audience and Value

Offering enlightenment for readers ranging from longstanding psychotherapists to former patients, this unique book provides a particularly valuable resource for beginning therapists and therapists-in-training who seek a greater understanding of what it means to be a successful and effective therapist.

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