1st Edition
Setting Out The Importance of the Beginning in Psychotherapy and Counselling
188 Pages
by
Routledge
188 Pages
by
Routledge
192 Pages
by
Routledge
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The nature and the outcome of therapy are always to some extent determined by the way the therapist decides to conduct the initial session. In Setting Out Lesley Murdin and Meg Errington explore the issues surrounding this subject, providing valuable insights into the significance of beginnings in psychotherapy.
The book deals with practical issues for the therapist, such as the... Read more
In the Beginning There Was the Word. The Birth of a Narrative Self. Diagnosis: Should We Even Begin? Contracting: How Do We Mean to Go On? Expectations: The Birth of Pattern Recognition. Transference: The Birth of the Problem of Reality. The Therapeutic Alliance: Perhaps We Can Work Together. Counter Transference: Love at First Sight. Bad Sperm: Rediscovery of a Better Beginning.
Biography
Lesley Murdin is a Director of WPF and a practicing psychotherapist.
Meg Errington is a psychotherapist and trainer.
