"From a New York Times best-selling author, psychotherapist, and national advice columnist, a hilarious, thought-provoking, and surprising new book that takes us behind the scenes of a therapist's world--where her patients are looking for answers (and so is she)"-- Provided by publisher. "One day, Lori Gottlieb is a therapist who helps patients in her Los Angeles practice. The next, a crisis causes her world to come crashing down. Enter Wendell,...

Alicia Berenson's life is seemingly perfect. A famous painter married to an in-demand fashion photographer, she lives in a grand house with big windows overlooking a park in one of London's most desirable areas. One evening her husband Gabriel returns home late from a fashion shoot, and Alicia shoots him five times in the face, and then never speaks another word. Alicia's refusal to talk or give any kind of explanation turns a domestic tragedy into...

Viktor Frankl, author of Man's Search for Meaning, explains the psychological tools that enabled him to survive the Holocaust Viktor Frankl is known to millions as the author of Man's Search for Meaning, his harrowing Holocaust memoir. In this book, he goes more deeply into the ways of thinking that enabled him to survive imprisonment in a concentration camp and to find meaning in life in spite of all the odds. He expands upon his groundbreaking...

The Other Side of the Couch is a book by Gail Albert, who received her Ph.D. from the Johns Hopkins University.

Humour in Therapy Have you ever wondered why humour sometimes is not very humorous and, in fact, can inflict more damage than good? Lansdown's research to date has shown that all therapists interviewed acknowledge that it's the relationship between the therapist and client that is one of the most important factors in the therapeutic process. The question Lansdown asked, "Could humour enhance this relationship?" He was amazed with their reactions...

This book explores how different people have dealt with the issues related to getting on with their mothers. Psychotherapist Alyce-Faye Cleese interviewed a wide range of people to get an in-depth understanding of the different questions that arise in our relationships with our mother. From a New York taxi driver to her former husband John Cleese, and a computer consultant to General Colin Powell, the interviews show a remarkable similarity between...

Trauma has been part of human history since the beginning of time. Many approaches have been used to understand and work with traumatized clients, but it is only recently that the importance of the body in this work has begun to be acknowledged. The Biosynthetic Psychotherapy is a somatic approach that sees trauma from an embryological perspective and uses this basis to work on all dimensions of the individual, whether physical, psychological, emotional...

La creatividad es un tema que—desde finales del siglo XX-se convirtió en foco de atención, tanto entre los investigadores del ámbito de la Psicología, como entre el ámbito de los educadores y público en general. A partir de 1990, cuando J.P. Guilford pronunció su discurso presidencial en la American Psychological Association sobre el tema "la Creatividad", este autor, junto con otros, contribuyó a un brusco y creciente incremento en la investigación...

The theme of this book is that children with personality and behavior difficulties can be helped to help themselves. Topics discussed include the normal psychological growth process, the function of the family in the child's growth, and how therapy can help children.