Description
Book SynopsisA passionate and thought-provoking book, particularly in our present economic climate -
Therapy Today, May 2009
A vibrant, passionate, and hugely readable text which goes to the heart of the therapeutic project: how to help clients lead fuller and more meaningful lives - Mick Cooper, Professor of Counselling at University of Strathclyde
The unspoken yearning that brings people to therapy is often that of a desperate desire for happiness. Should therapists ignore this desire, interpret it or challenge it? And what does our preoccupation with happiness tell us about contemporary culture and the role of the therapist?
In this book, Emmy van Deurzen addresses the taboo subject of the moral role of psychotherapists and counsellors. Asking when and why we decided that the aim of life is to be happy, she poses searching questions about the meaning of life. Psychotherap y and the Quest for Happiness seeks to define wha
Table of Contents
Pandora′s Box Values and Beliefs in Psychotherapy The Good Life Philosophy as a Guide to Therapy Positive Psychology Science of Well Being Predictable Difficulties Everyday Challenges Life Crisis: Triumph over Trauma Speech is Silver, Silence Golden Feelings remain Unspoken The Meaning of Being: Beyond the Quest for Happiness
