Posted by Dinah on November 18, 2008, at 22:34:34
In reply to Re: The Making of a Therapist, posted by JoniS on November 18, 2008, at 20:51:10
It *is* for beginning therapists. And it's hard to sift out the overall orientation because of that. Too many practicalities in the discussion.
As I'd best describe it it's more a discussion of how to be, rather than what to do. (Or what to do in context of how to be.) The dust jacket mentions a calm centeredness and the good enough therapist.
Hmmm... I can't see why on earth I would have bought it from the Amazon write up. I must have heard about it elsewhere. Or maybe I ordered the wrong book?
Still, it's a happy coincidence if so. I've been feeling a bit dissatisfied with my therapist's laid back attitude. But reading the book makes me realize he's doing more than it would appear on the surface. Mind you, I should have realized that earlier. Because the fact is that I do get better over time. And in a direction that seems uncannily like the one he set out when I first saw him. He might now be reluctant to talk treatment plans, and it might seem he's happy with the status quo. But maybe he's just content with what's going on now because he does see change, however glacial.
Anyway, I'm feeling less concerned after reading the book, so that's all good, right?
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