Psychotherapy and the Quest for Happiness
Book Details
- Publisher : Sage
- Published : 2009
- Cover : Paperback
- Pages : 192
- Category :
Existential therapy - Catalogue No : 27637
- ISBN 13 : 9780761944119
- ISBN 10 : 0761944117
Reviews and Endorsements
'A vibrant, passionate, and hugely readable text which goes to the heart of the therapeutic project: how to help clients lead fuller and more meaningful lives'
- Mick Cooper, Professor of Counseling at University of Strathclyde
Contents
Introduction: Happiness and Psychotherapy
Opening Pandora's Box: Values and Beliefs in Psychotherapy
The Good Life: Philosophy as a Guide to Therapy
Positive Psychology: A Science of Well Being
Predictable Difficulties: Everyday Challenges
Life Crisis: Triumph over Trauma
Speech is Silver and Silence Golden: Feelings Remain Unspoken
The Meaning of Being: Beyond the Quest for Happiness
Conclusion
Reference
Index