{"product_id":"the-gossamer-thread-my-life-as-a-psychotherapist-9781912573233","title":"The Gossamer Thread: My Life as a Psychotherapist","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAn honest and accessible insight into the often closed world of psychotherapy.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eThis book is a memoir of the author's professional life as a psychologist and psychotherapist.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eIt shows his progression from a hard-nosed behaviour therapist with a strong commitment to science to a psychodynamic therapist with an interest in narrative.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eAlong the way he shows the way the main schools of psychotherapy (behavioural, cognitive, psychodynamic) work, drawing on case material from his professional practice.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eHe shows the mistakes he made and the lessons he eventually learned from his patients.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eHis focus on clinical cases enables readers to see psychotherapy in operation and get drawn into the ups and downs of trying to help some fascinating and often tricky people who rarely conform to what is expected of them.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eThe book is free of jargon and can be enjoyed without any prior knowledge of psychology or psychotherapy.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eIt is designed to entertain and inform the general readership about the mysterious world of psychotherapy, what goes on behind the consulting room door.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eIt will be of particular interest to the increasing number of people who encounter psychotherapy either through their own experience of seeking help or the experiences of family and friends or through reading of popular books such as those of Oliver James and Irving Yalom.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eIt should also prove invaluable for those interested in training as a clinical psychologist, counsellor or psychotherapist.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAUTHOR’S NOTE \u003cbr\u003e PREFACE\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eSECTION I: GETTING MY HANDS DIRTY\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eCHAPTER ONE - Beginnings \u003cbr\u003e CHAPTER TWO - A suitable case for treatment\u003cbr\u003e CHAPTER THREE - Getting my hands dirty \u003cbr\u003e CHAPTER FOUR - How many psychologists does it take to change a light bulb?\u003cbr\u003e CHAPTER FIVE - Fail again. Fail better\u003cbr\u003e CHAPTER SIX - “Whatever happened to flaming June?”\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eSECTION II: MICROBES IN THE VAST UNIVERSE\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eCHAPTER SEVEN - Speaking prose\u003cbr\u003e CHAPTER EIGHT - “I think I’m wasting your time”\u003cbr\u003e CHAPTER NINE - Going cognitive\u003cbr\u003e CHAPTER TEN - Microbes in the vast universe\u003cbr\u003e CHAPTER ELEVEN - “The heart has reasons that reason cannot know”\u003cbr\u003e CHAPTER TWELVE - The power of negative thinking\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eSECTION III: GETTING PERSONAL\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eCHAPTER THIRTEEN - Crossing the Rubicon\u003cbr\u003e CHAPTER FOURTEEN - Dipping my toe in the water\u003cbr\u003e CHAPTER FIFTEEN - “I’m so grateful for all your help”\u003cbr\u003e CHAPTER SIXTEEN - “I’ve told you all I know”\u003cbr\u003e CHAPTER SEVENTEEN - Not waving but drowning\u003cbr\u003e CHAPTER EIGHTEEN - Getting personal\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eSECTION IV: SO IT GOES\u003cbr\u003e CHAPTER NINETEEN - Working under time pressure\u003cbr\u003e CHAPTER TWENTY - Thinking and feeling\u003cbr\u003e CHAPTER TWENTY ONE - “I’ve been told you’re an expert in anxiety management”\u003cbr\u003e CHAPTER TWENTY TWO - Getting too personal\u003cbr\u003e CHAPTER TWENTY THREE - Unanswerable questions\u003cbr\u003e CHAPTER TWENTY FOUR - So it goes\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eACKNOWLEDGMENTS\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Aeon Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53191484637527,"sku":"9781912573233","price":27.09,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-gossamer-thread-my-life-as-a-psychotherapist-9781912573233","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}