Enchanted Self (New Directions in Therapeutic Intervention) - Softcover

Holstein, Barbara Becker

9789057025037: Enchanted Self (New Directions in Therapeutic Intervention)

Softcover

ISBN 10: 9057025035 ISBN 13: 9789057025037

Publisher: Routledge, 1997

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First published in 1997. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

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Review:

..."an exciting book that offers the reader original and comprehensive perspectives. Dr. Holstein demonstrates her talents as both writer and psychotherapist for those seeking to access pleasurable and positive states. A groundbreaking approach to personal growth and fulfillment..."
-Dr. Irene Deitch of The College of Staten Island, City University of New York
"The Enchanted Self is a mystical journey to a new inner exploration of the lost or forgotten positive aspects of ourselves. The book describes a shared rich partnership between therapist and client toward empowering ourselves to make real changes in our lives."
-Ellen McGrath, American Psychological Association, Task Force on Women and Depression
." . . a warm and wise book whose positive message is one we cannot fail to notice. Her therapeutic approach to human growth is compelling because her own personal story is at its core. I highly recommend this book to all therapists and readers who seek relief from pathology-ridden concepts of mental health that often hurt more than they heal."
-Claudia Bepko, MSW, Center for Training, Family Institute of Maine, co-author of" Singing at the Top of Our Lungs

Synopsis:

After listening to her clients mention and then discount the positive events and memories they had experienced in the past and present, Dr. Barbara Holstein realized that psychotherapy, as it is commonly practised today, focuses almost exclusively on the client's "pathology". Her conclusion that clients cannot feel complete until their strengths, rather than their problems, become the fulcrum for therapy culminated in "The enchanted self". This new therapy and book, written for therapists and therapy clients, describes how getting in touch with "The enchanted self" - our core of health and strength - promote positive change.

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