Conversation, Language, and Possibilities: A Postmodern Approach to Therapy

by Harlene Anderson

Book Overview

How can a therapist create the kind of relationship and conversation with a client that allows both to access their creativity and develop possibilities where none seemed to exist before? To answer this important question, Harlene Anderson invites us on a challenging, inspiring journey with an illuminating blend of postmodern theory and clinical narratives. We first meet a Swedish mother, whose experiences in therapy are wrought with frustration...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0465038050
• ISBN13: 9780465038053
• Release Date: February 1997
• Publisher: Basic Books
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.38 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.3" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Provokes energy about the postmodern era for therapists!

The book presents a good description of the paradigm shift in the mental health therapy field from the era of family therapy to the postmodern period. The author, as always, does justice to the value of being curious and suspending judgement. She makes it clear about the power of being tenative and listening respectfully. I enjoyed the book.