In 1964 Dr Everett Shostrom, a psychologist from California,
produced a series of educational films titled "Three Approaches to
Psychotherapy", therein filming complete psychotherapy sessions for
the very first time. Three celebrated therapists demonstrated their
models on a willing client called Gloria. Dr Shostrom had asked
Gloria to be prepared to discuss, on film, a subject that was
currently troubling her as a recently divorced mother - dating men
and dealing with direct questions about her sex life from her
fourth-grade daughter, 'Pammy'. At the time, the topic had pith,
intrigue and moral uncertainty. Although the interviews quickly
diverged from sex, an aura remained that underscored the state of
psychotherapy, the era of the mid-60s, and the evolving
consciousness and 'liberation' of women during that
decade.Immediately upon the release of the films, reverberations
began. They were translated into multiple languages and became a
regular part of the college curriculum in psychology departments in
the USA and abroad. The three therapists - Carl Rogers, Albert
Ellis and Fritz Perls - were solicited for their responses and
evaluations; the films were, controversially, shown in theatres and
on TV. There was a lawsuit and a life-long relationship. The
success of the films was said to be down to 'Gloria's genius'.
Countless papers, theories, rumours and idiosyncratic research
titbits circulated about Gloria and the films, yet what she
experienced, how she was treated after the filming and how her
personal life evolved, was never fully revealed. She had
brilliantly happy moments, devoted relationships and profound loss.
Her generosity with her time and spirit was her spark of grace.This
beautifully written memoir blends the intimacies of family life,
intuitive characterisation and an insight into the development of
psychotherapy in California in the 60s. Gloria's daughter Pamela J
Burry ('Pammy'), whose innocent question sparked Gloria's disquiet,
has woven together a legacy of letters, notes, transcripts, tapes,
articles and her own memories to write about a life which became
the subject of much academic analysis, moral outrage, rumours of
suicide and speculation in the years following the release of
"Three Approaches to Psychotherapy", more popularly known as 'The
Gloria Films'.
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