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Getting Started as a Therapist provides students and new therapists with a bridge between education and practice. Written for a transtheoretical audience, the book explores questions and struggles common to students and new therapist supervisees. Readers can find pointed guidance in 52 chapters, spanning five categories. Categories include:

  • Establishing better therapeutic relationships.
  • What to avoid saying to patients.
  • Increasing diagnostic accuracy, understanding why diagnosis is not a dirty word, and how it is critical to a good outcome.
  • Specialized topics like how to more effectively talk about self-injury and learning to use metaphors. 
  • Professional development such as making the most of supervision and how to limit liability.


The succinct chapters come alive with real-life examples and are often followed by suggestions for further reading and worksheets that help readers to refine their practice.

Getting Started as a Therapist

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    A Paperback by Anthony D. Smith

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      Publisher Taylor & Francis
      Imprint Taylor & Francis Ltd
      Published 1 October 2024
      ISBN-13 9781032623436
      978-1032623436
      ISBN-10 1032623438
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      Medical counselling

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      Getting Started as a Therapist provides students and new therapists with a bridge between education and practice. Written for a transtheoretical audience, the book explores questions and struggles common to students and new therapist supervisees. Readers can find pointed guidance in 52 chapters, spanning five categories. Categories include:

      • Establishing better therapeutic relationships.
      • What to avoid saying to patients.
      • Increasing diagnostic accuracy, understanding why diagnosis is not a dirty word, and how it is critical to a good outcome.
      • Specialized topics like how to more effectively talk about self-injury and learning to use metaphors. 
      • Professional development such as making the most of supervision and how to limit liability.


      The succinct chapters come alive with real-life examples and are often followed by suggestions for further reading and worksheets that help readers to refine their practice.

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