{"product_id":"paradox-and-passion-in-psychotherapy-9781118713846","title":"Paradox and Passion in Psychotherapy","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is a fully updated edition of a classic guide to existential psychotherapy by a leading practitioner in the field. It examines the personal and subjective dimensions of psychotherapy, drawing on case studies and the author   s own experiential observations.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview copy sent on 09.11.15 to Dutch Jounal for Client-centered Psychotherapy UK (All author requests) Existential Analysis Contributor, (Editorial Advisory Board) BPS Counselling Psychology Review, contributor. European Journal for Counselling and Psychotherapy British Journal for Psychotherapy British Journal of Clinical Psychology Therapy Today The Psychotherapist US (all author requests) The North American Journal of Psychology Current Directions in Psychological Science Humanistic Psychologist International Journal for Psychotherapy, (on Editorial Board) Journal of Humanistic Psychology Journal of Theoretical and Philosophical Psychology Psychotherapy: Theory\/Practice\/Research\/Training\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAbout the Author ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface to the Second Edition x\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface to the First Edition xii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements xv\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSection 1 Paradox 15\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction: The Central Role of Paradox in Human Existence 15\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Ontological Insecurity Revisited: Self‐confidence Versus Anxiety 23\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Courting Death: Life in the Balance 37\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 The Survival of the Self: Identity, Freedom and Disintegration 58\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Intimacy and Love: Closeness and Distance Between Self and Other 69\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Alienation and Adaptation: Being a Stranger in a Foreign Land 77\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSection 2 Passion 87\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction: the Central Role of Passion in Human Existence 87\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 A Passion for Life: Rediscovering the Intensity of Living 95\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Truth as a Touchstone: Reality and Meaning as the Bedrock of Living 106\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Hard‐earned Lessons: a Therapist’s own Journey to Self‐understanding 121\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Letting the Client’s Life Touch Yours: the Art of Resonance and Presence 143\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 The Moral Compass: How Can Counselling and Therapy Help? 158\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSection 3 Existential Psychotherapy 173\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction: A New Way of Working 173\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 Widening Horizons: Universal Dimensions of the Human Dilemma 177\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 What is Existential Analysis? Sketch for an Existential Approach 189\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 Philosophy as Therapy: The Ultimate Goal of our Work 200\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 A New Challenge: Towards Transcendence 208\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSection 4 Illustrations of Existential Work 223\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction: What We Can Learn From Practice 223\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 Marie‐Louise: Letting Go of the Past in Order to Reclaim it 227\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16 Vicky: Learning to Be More by Being Less 233\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17 Peter: Finding Oneself in Spite of Psychotherapy 241\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18 Jerry: Transcending Trauma 251\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusions 263\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 266\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 273\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48866375991639,"sku":"9781118713846","price":31.3,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781118713846.jpg?v=1722278355","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/paradox-and-passion-in-psychotherapy-9781118713846","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}