Designed especially for students and mental health professionals in the early stages of their careers, this primer is a practical guide to psychotherapy --
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Baltimore-Washington Institute for Psychoanalysis Georgetown University Medical Center
"This concise and clearly written book is, as its title suggests, an excellent primer for students and mental health professionals at the early stages of their careers. . This book would make a fine addition to the library of the neophyte psychotherapist. It gives the larger picture of what psychotherapy is about, yet, at the same time, presents highly practical advice on many concrete and interpersonal issues." - Ilisse R. Perlmutter, M.D., St. Barnabas Hospital in Journal of Clinical Psychiatry 63:4, April 2002
"This is a useful book which will provide a viable teaching aid for established therapists and is full of helpful advice for beginners." - European Eating Disorders Review