1st Edition
When Death Enters the Therapeutic Space Existential Perspectives in Psychotherapy and Counselling
van Deurzen, Foreword. Barnett, Introduction. Barnett, The Philosophical Roots of Existential Therapies. Lockett, Reflections on Cancer Counselling. Horne, HIV as a Mirror to Life. Barnett, Surviving Intensive Care. Oakley, Creating Safety for the Client (The London 7/7 Bombings). Blackwell, Mortality and Meaning in Work with Refugee Survivors of Torture and Organized Violence. Heaton, Reflections on Suicide and Despair. Smith-Pickard, The Experience of Working with Patients with a Short Prognosis. Diffley, Fife, Lockett, Palliative Care, Pastoral Care and Counselling – Working Together, Learning from One Another. Young, Working With Bereavement. Chalmers, Working with Bereaved Parents. Sorensen, And When the Therapist or Supervisor Dies. Barnett, Dialogues: Buber, Rogers, Levinas and the Therapeutic Relationship. Barnett, The Therapeutic Relationship, When Death Enters the Therapeutic Space.
Biography
Laura Barnett is an existential psychotherapist and supervisor working in the NHS and in private practice. She manages the Cancer Counselling Service and the Psychological Aftercare Service for Intensive Care Patients, which she set up at Mayday University Hospital, Croydon.
"Though mourning and intimations of mortality often enter the therapeutic space, few psychotherapy books focus on this. At the same time, the therapeutic input into UK palliative services is often not strategically thought through, not the least because of voluntary sector involvement with NHS services. This book is therefore a welcome exploration of therapeutic practice when dealing with death... As a consultant practitioner in the field, I can see myself using this book as part of an educational programme. It is a valuable contribution to the ongoing development of this specialism within the therapeutic field." - Ana Draper, Mortality, Vol. 14, No. 4, November 2009
"When Death Enters the Therapeutic Space is an excellent work for giving therapists some background in dealing with the realities as well as the philosophies of dying." - Bassima Schbley, Ph.D., in the Bulletin of the Menninger Clinic
