On being a therapist /

On being a therapist /

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Author / Creator:	Kottler, Jeffrey A., author.
Edition:	Sixth edition.
Imprint:	New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2022]
Description:	xx, 359 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language:	English
Subject:	Psychotherapists -- Psychology. Psychotherapy -- Practice -- Psychological aspects. Psychotherapists -- Psychology. Psychotherapy -- Practice -- Psychological aspects.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/12706719

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ISBN:	9780197604458 0197604455 9780197604465
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:	"There are many healers among the indigenous people of the world who would find it utterly ridiculous that anyone would ever choose to become a therapist. They believe that becoming a helper or healer is a calling, but one that is fraught with danger and burdens. After all, clients come to us in pain and despair, hoping we will cure their suffering and leech away their toxic energy. They have unrealistic expectations about what is within our power to do. They are often in very bad moods. And they come to talk to us, in part, because they don't feel that anyone else has the patience or interest to listen to them"--
Other form:	Online version: Kottler, Jeffrey A. On being a therapist New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2022] 9780197604465

Table of Contents:

Preface to the Sixth Edition
Acknowledgments
About the Author
1. The Therapist's Journey
2. Struggles for Power and Influence
3. Personal and Professional Lives
4. On Being a Therapeutic Storyteller-And Listener
5. How Clients Change Their Therapists
6. Hardships of Therapeutic Practice
7. Being Imperfect, Living With Failure
8. Patients Who Test Our Patience
9. Boredom and Burnout
10. That Which Is Not Said: Myths and Secrets
11. Lies We Tell Ourselves-And Others
12. Self-Care Prospects and Realities: Becoming Models for Our Clients
13. Alternative Therapeutic Delivery Systems
14. Toward Creativity and Personal Growth
15. On Being a Client: How to Get the Most From Therapy
Discussion Questions
References and Sources
Index