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The Assassin and the Therapist: An Exploration of Truth in Psychotherapy and in Life book cover

1st Edition

The Assassin and the Therapist An Exploration of Truth in Psychotherapy and in Life

By Jeffrey Kottler Copyright 2010
276 Pages 1 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

276 Pages 1 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

276 Pages 1 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge
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Many therapists have likely worked with a client who has caused the therapist to confront his most cherished beliefs, or has changed the therapist in ways that forever altered the way he performs therapy, looks at the world, and sees himself. The author of this book found himself in just such a situation, causing him to begin his own search for truth. This book is the result of his search; it... Read more
How this Story Came to be Told. Part I: An Assassin’s Story. First Mission. The Bronx. Recruitment. Training. Prison. Parade. Truce. Capture. Return. Afterword. Part II: A Therapist’s Story. A True Story Based on a Lie? Not the End of the Story. What is Truth and What Does is Really Mean? What is Truth in Psychotherapy? What Do We Believe and Whom Do We Trust? Clinical Implications Related to Working with Lying in Therapy. When the Therapist Catches Despair.  

Biography

Jeffrey Kottler

"Kottler construct[s] a startling narrative, which reads as well as any detective story...written with searing honesty. Kottler does not flinch from examining his own part in co-creating a story that may (or may not) be a lie...Kottler has written a story which invites the reader to consider their own practice, and the place in that, not only of falsehood and truth, but the therapist's role in that...For those interested in looking more deeply at the nature of the unconscious play of forces between therapist and client, go to Kottler. The question the reader is left with at the end is this. Is Jacob's story real, or were the two of them complicit in developing a work of fiction? Perhaps we should be asking that of ourselves more often." - Heather Dale, MBACP, The Independent Practitioner

"A great book to spur conversation and discussion among therapists. I would highly recommend it to a peer group, book study group as it has great potential to ignite conversations among professionals...The strength of Kottler's work is that it doesn't give any answers, something that I deeply appreciated. He challenges us to embrace uncertainty and the unknown. The Assassin and the Therapist is a great book exposing the limitations of certainty and managed care in the current mental health field and challenges therapists to confront their own discomfort around embracing uncertainty.The Assassin and the Therapist has constructed a magnificetn ground for exploration among therapists, philosophers and clients alike." - Justin Rock, Journal of the Society for Existential Analysis

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