The Therapist as a Person: Life Crises, Life Choices, Life Experiences, and Their Effects on Treatment

by Barbara Gerson

Book Overview

In this collection of powerfully illuminating and often poignant essays, contributors candidly discuss the impact of central life crises and identity concerns on their work as therapists. With chapters focusing on identity concerns associated with the body-self (body size, ethnicity, sexual orientation, and age), urgent life crises, and defining life circumstances, The Therapist as a Person exemplifies the myriad ways in which the therapist's...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0881633577
• ISBN13: 9780881633573
• Release Date: July 2001
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 326 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.0"