The Hope of Therapy
Book Details
- Publisher : PCCS Books
- Published : 2009
- Cover : Paperback
- Pages : 130
- Category :
Individual Psychotherapy - Catalogue No : 28489
- ISBN 13 : 9781906254117
- ISBN 10 : 1906254117
Reviews and Endorsements
'At a time when psychotherapy is a Tower of Babel with an ever-increasing variety of techniques, it is encouaging to find a quiet, sane account of therapy that bypasses superficial explanations. Gordon's thesis is that therapy is a moral endeavour rather than a technical one and he spells out the implications of this when working in the consulting room. This lucid and challenging book will be invaluable to anyone but I would particularly like to see it in the hands of students who are trying to understand the essentials of therapy.'
- Peter Lomas
'To heal somebody you need first to be an expert in recognising wounds. Paul Gordon knows about the 100 despairs hidden behind the term flexibility, the emotional mutilations inflicted by the present global economy. In this green oasis of a book there's a well of compassion. It will help you help...'
- John Berger
About the Author
Paul Gordon has been working as a psychotherapist in different settings for almost 20 years. He is a member of the Philadelphia Association and works in private practice and as a therapist to one of the Philadelphia Association community households. He lives in London with his wife and two children. He is the author of "Face to Face: therapy as ethics" (1999) and co-editor of "Between Psychotherapy and Philosophy: essays from the Philadelphia Association" (2004).