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This book describes the real-life journeys of women
psychotherapists: why each woman chose this profession and what she
learned about others and most importantly, about herself in this
choice. Most critically, these women now share how they have
integrated this wisdom into their everyday lives. While
psychotherapists may also be authors, few write books about their
journeys in the profession. Women Psychotherapists: Journeys in
Healing is one of those rare books. Each contributor invites her
readers onto the road traveled by the woman who listens to others
needing her help and guides them into living a more joyous,
successful life, even as she moves towards greater fulfillment in
her own life."
First published in 1987. The purpose of this book is to offer
insights and guidelines for psychoanalytic and psychotherapeutic
treatment to the practitioner working or planning to work with the
late Heinz Kohut's concepts of self-psychology. By integrating
theory and practice, the authors offer case material from our
therapeutic experience, showing how self-psychology can be used
with a wide range of patients, culminating in outcomes that are not
only beneficial but also exciting and sometimes surprising.
Swiss psychoanalyst Carl Jung said that a life without meaning is
unlived. Today our secular worship of the material, the
superficial, and the instantly gratifying is as powerful as any
ancient idol worship. While our problems appear to be the enemy,
they are really our secret allies, and by wrestling with them we
become whole. Weiner and Simmons show us how to rely on the
natural, spontaneous images that emerge from our dreams, daily
life, relationship problems, and symptoms as the seeds of our own
healing. We must recognize that our problems have not been randomly
inflicted on us; they have a purpose, to act as guideposts pointing
the way toward healing and wholeness.
The integration of religion into psychotherapy finds expression in
the therapist's stance and response to those who seek help. The
editors have gathered papers that demonstrate through extensive
autobiographical material the relationship between personal
religious experience and clinical work. The contributing authors,
without exception, confront psychoanalytic theory and religious
teachings in highly personal ways.
First published in 1987. The purpose of this book is to offer
insights and guidelines for psychoanalytic and psychotherapeutic
treatment to the practitioner working or planning to work with the
late Heinz Kohut's concepts of self-psychology. By integrating
theory and practice, the authors offer case material from our
therapeutic experience, showing how self-psychology can be used
with a wide range of patients, culminating in outcomes that are not
only beneficial but also exciting and sometimes surprising.
Psychologists, as well as the general public, have recognized the
importance of female friendships. Scientists call this bond the
tending instinct- a kind of female relaxation response that has
salutary effects. Such special attachment shields women from
isolation and provides an enhanced sense of wellbeing. Intimate
friends can therefore act as sisters of the heart to promote
connection, solace, wholeness, and longevity. Moreover, women
friends frequently provide emotional, social, physical, and
spiritual benefits. Indeed, sisters of the heart constitute an
unparalleled bond that encourages women to connect with themselves,
with others, and with the world at large. In this book, twelve
women therapists, who are diverse in age-- young, middle, and older
women; as well as in ethnicity--White, African American, Latina,
Asian American, Native American, and multiracial women---examine
the psychological and physical aspects of this unique female
bonding. Through their narratives we hear their distinctive voices
as women and as healers. In this fashion, they reflect on both the
functional and dysfunctional dynamics occurring between intimate
female friends. Finally, these women therapists examine how their
experience with a sister of the heart informed their development as
healers, and discuss how they use this special bond in
psychotherapy with women. This book was originally published as a
special issue of Women & Therapy. 'This enlightening, iconic
book is for anyone who wants to understand more about the powerful
roles of friendships-including challenges--among women that
facilitate their ability to survive and thrive. It is special in
that the chapter authors are psychotherapists who describe the
impact of female bonding, from scientific as well as personal
bases. The descriptions are rooted in theory, research, extensive
clinical experience and personal lives. Refreshing and much needed,
this book will prove useful to professionals as well as any women
or men who want to understand the value and salience of female
relationships.' Melba Vasquez, PhD, ABPP Past President, American
Psychological Association Independent Practice, Austin, Texas
This is a new edition of one of the bestselling books from
Magination Press, featuring new illustrations, catchier text, and a
new Note to Parents written by the authors. It takes a lighthearted
- and visually appealing - look at a serious subject. It features
new - and irresistible - illustrations by a well-known illustrator.
It is a book that can be read and enjoyed over and over again.
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