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Book SynopsisPortrays the therapist as healer through a series of clinical vignettes from the treatment of a younger therapist whom the author perceives to be more intelligent, talented, and better educated than himself.
Trade ReviewWhat a brave book! Dr. Karasu confronts one of the most difficult and central issues in psychotherapy—how and whether the therapist should wear the guru's mantle. He does so with wit and grace and astonishing openness. The Psychotherapist as Healer is finally a celebration of a profession dependent, for better and for worse, on the wisdom of its practitioners. -- Peter D. Kramer, M.D., Brown University
In this highly original and creative book, Karasu takes a close and critical look at the last century's 'sacred cows' of psychotherapeutic theory and practice. The central piece of the book is an ongoing dialogue between patient and healer; the reader is invited to witness as 'truths are being co-authored and (thereby) become real.' The witty and unconventional style is deceptive; the book is filled with wisdom and sophistication. There is a refreshing spontaneity here that delights and instructs at the same time. -- Anna Ornstein M.D., Harvard Medical School
The Psychotherapist as Healer is a delightful and valuable antidote to the technical rationality and theoretical absolutism that have pervaded our field. The healer's voice, speaking to us through a series of compelling vignettes, is a psychotherapist who has regained innocence, openness, and curiosity, and who is devoted to personal growth, authenticity, and, above all, the discovery of new experiential truths. This book is a breath of fresh air. -- Robert D. Stolorow, Ph.D., Institute of Contmporary Psychoanalysis, Los Angeles
