How to Flourish as a Psychotherapist (eBook)

Brett Kahr (Autor)

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2018
222 Seiten
Phoenix Publishing House (Verlag)
978-1-912691-04-3 (ISBN)

Infos

How do you develop a truly rich and rewarding career in psychotherapy? How can you find joy in such painful work? How do you develop your skills in the field? How can you conquer your creative inhibitions? In short, how do you flourish as a psychotherapist? Brett Kahr answers these questions, and so many more, in his brilliant new book, painting a frank portrait of the life of the psychotherapist. Taking the reader through the life cycle of the therapist, Brett offers lots of practical advice, from assessing one's suitability for the career, to managing one's finances, to preparing for death. His clear voice and style shine through in this authentic, readable narrative. Professor Kahr has produced a must-read, gripping account of how you can thrive in every respect in this complex and rewarding career. How to Flourish as a Psychotherapist should be required reading for every therapist, anyone considering taking up the career, and everyone who has ever wondered what kind of person becomes a therapist. This is a truly original work that should become compulsory reading by all in the field.

Autor

Professor Brett Kahr has worked in the mental health profession for over forty years. He is Senior Fellow at the Tavistock Institute of Medical Psychology in London and, also, Senior Clinical Research Fellow in Psychotherapy and Mental Health at the Centre for Child Mental Health. He holds posts as Consultant to The Bowlby Centre and, also, as Consultant Psychotherapist to The Balint Consultancy. Having worked for many years in the National Health Service, he currently maintains a private practice in Hampstead, North London, for individuals and couples.Professor Kahr is a Trustee of the Freud Museum London and of Freud Museum Publications, and he is also a trained historian with a special concentration in the history of psychoanalysis. Author or editor of eleven books, his titles include, D.W. Winnicott: A Biographical Portrait, which received the Gradiva Award for Biography; Sex and the Psyche, which became a chosen title in the Sunday Times Book Club and which appeared in serial form in both The Times and The Observer; Tea with Winnicott, selected as one of the Books of the Year in The Guardian newspaper; Coffee with Freud; and, most recently, New Horizons in Forensic Psychotherapy: Exploring the Work of Estela V. Welldon, an edited Festschrift in honour of Dr Welldon's eightieth birthday. He has served as series editor for over fifty-five further titles in his capacity as Series Editor of the Forensic Psychotherapy Monograph Series and, also, as Series Co-Editor for both the History of Psychoanalysis Series and the Library of Couple and Family Psychoanalysis, all published by Routledge.

Rezensionen

I recommend it not only to students and prospective students but to therapists at whatever stage of their career they may be. You'll find plenty of solid evidence and inspiration to deepen and expand your practice, indeed your life.-Dr David Van Nuys, Shrink Rap RadioI found myself responding with enjoyment and gratitude to this book... Kahr is happy to share all he has learned the long way... [and] has a very serious point to make about the importance of deriving 'deep delight' from our work.-Isobel Todd, Psychodynamic Counsellor, Sussex Counselling & Psychotherapy News, Spring 2019

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 16.11.2018
• Verlagsort: Bicester
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Klinische Psychologie
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Psychoanalyse / Tiefenpsychologie
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Gesundheitsfachberufe
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Psychiatrie / Psychotherapie
• Schlagworte: How you can be successful in mental health career • Psychoanalysis • Psychology • psychotherapy
• ISBN-10: 1-912691-04-3 / 1912691043
• ISBN-13: 978-1-912691-04-3 / 9781912691043