1st Edition

The Psychotherapy of Everyday Life

By Peter Lomas Copyright 1993
168 Pages
by Routledge

168 Pages
by Routledge

168 Pages
by Routledge

The place of the psychotherapist within the hierarchy of the medical profession and his status in the public opinion are ambiguous: many myths and ill-informed fears cloud the practice of psychotherapy—not the least of which is the thorny issue of doctor-patient relationships. In this finely etched book, Peter Lomas puts the case for a personal psychotherapeutic approach based on his work with... Read more
Introduction to the Original Edition; 1: The Question of Wisdom; 2: The Ordinary and the Special; 3: The Situation of Psychotherapy *; 4: The Paradox of Transference; 5: Receptivity; 6: Criticism; 7: The Language of Psychotherapy; 8: Uncertainty; 9: The Teaching of Psychotherapy; 10: Postscript

Biography

Peter Lomas