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Psychotherapists
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FIRST EDITION
LibroafrC yo ngr ess
Cataloging-inD-aPtuab lication
StriaJnuodC,ie ce1r9e4,1 -
Canp sychothehruaryptoi us?t s
Bibliogpr.a phy:
Incluidneds e x.
1.Ps ychotheErvaaplyu-ation.
2.Psychothaenrdap paitsite nt.
3.Consumeedru catIi.To int.l e
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Contents
CHAPTER 1
HowC aPns ychotHhuerrYtao pui?s ts 1
CHAPTER 2
IAs PhysIilclaCnlae usssYi uonr"g P sycho logical"
Promb? le 5
CHAPTER 3
IsI Dte psrseiOornA -nU nderaTchtyirvoei d?2 3
CHAPTER 4
PsychotChuelTrthasep: y P iePdh ePniopm eern3 o3 n
CHAPTER 5
PsychotOhreL roavpeirs?t 45
CHAPTER 6
Thera"pAdyd icts" 57
CHAPTER 7
YouRre alOirMt iyn e? 67
CHAPTER 8
GivMeeA Hi nt 75
CHAPTER 9
ResearHcahrimPnfusgly chotherapis7t9s
Refere nces 10 5
Appendix 11 7
ReseSatrucdhOi nHe asr mPfusly chotherapists
SubjeacntdN ameI ndex 133
Dedictaot ed
TedB erkman
Forh isi ncomparagbulied ance
Acknowledgements
Thisb ookw ouldn oth aveb eenp ossibwliet hout
thec ontributoifto hnsef ollowipnego ple:
GodfreT.y B arrett-LenPnha.rDd.,
AlleEn. B ergiPnh,. D.
LaraiTnaer sky-Bosco
Joanne Desmond
ChadD .E mrickP,h .D.
Harold Greenwald, Ph.D.
RicharHda llM,. D.
FrancHeasl pern
FrederMi.c H udsonP,h .D.
DeanL oboviMt.sA,. ,M FCC
MartiFnr ancOi'sM alleAyC,S W
NewtonM alonyP,h .D.
Janet PickMt.hDo.r n,
DonaR enelMl.iA,. ,M FCC
JameTs. Ri chardsoJn.,D .P,h .D.
GaryS choeneMr.,A .
HansH . Strupp, Ph.D.
E.F ullTeorr reMy.,D .
HawC aPns ychaopstitHhsue rYrto u1?
CHAPTER 1
HowC an Psychotherapists
HurYto u?
Psychothewriatphy ,rt ihgeth hte rapciasnit l,l umi
nataen di mproyvoeul ri fe enorCmoonuvsellryys,.e
int hwer onhga ndisn spibryet dh wer onmgo tivie ts,
canb ed isasst.Fr ooru tthheer apy-saenae ckqeura,i n
tance wiptrho cteahsnesdw itiht psr actitainodn ers,
especwiiatlhl ypt ihteft ahlaaltws a tihtue n wa,r yiinsd is
pensaTbhleer.ae r mea ny compeeftfeenctpt,si yvceh o
therapIiits st stn.ho ietn tenotfti hoins tbodo ioskc r edit
my proefssiionn awnayy B.u tb ookstsohreel vaerse
packfeudol flb ooks atbhboeeu nte foifpt ssy chotherapy
witah goposdy chothearnadtp hiesirtsne, o o thbeoro k
like ttoth eiylsol ua bouptr actitwihoocn aehnru sr yto u
byb einwgh ot heayr aes p ersoanss well faasu lwtiyt h
professsikoinlalls .
Whaatr e swoamyeps s ychothecraahnpu irystot us?
1B.y f ailtiodn iga gnaop shey siiclalln esiss tchaauts
insgy mptoms mistakenl"yp saytcthroilbougtiecda lt"o
2 CANP SYCHOTHERHAUPRYITOS UT?S
problefmoesrx: a mpalneu ,n deractthiyvreot ihdagt e ts
misdiagnaosds eepdr esTshiioisnsa . s tonischoimngly
mon .
2.Bye ngagtihncegl iienn ti annt enpseerlsyo rneal
lationisnhsitpeo afad p rofesshieolnpaiolnn geT .h e
clieinstb uyinpgs ychoth,e nroatpp uyrchasa ing
friendosrrh oimpa nyceeit;nt imoefs triepssa sr tic ularly
vulnertaosb elxeu eaxlp loitfaoterix oanm,p le.
3.Byr obbitnhgec lieonfit n dependceonncter-ol
lintgh ec liecnotn,t inutaellllhyii nmog r h erw hatto
do-witthh ec lient behceolmpilnedgse spleyn doenn t
thet herapkiesptit,n a perpetcuyacllo eff rui tless
unnecessseasrsyi Tohnisis.s w hatc reat"etshe r apy
addi.c "ts
4.By u sinsgo ciianlf luaenndcp ee rsuatsoit orna p
thcel ieinna tc ult-slyiskteeb ma,s eodnu nprovceonn
cepptrso pagabyta ef do rcelfeualda enrde ncoura ging
fanatdiecdailc attoti hoipnse rsaonndo rganiioz na.t
5.Bya lwalyoso kifnosgri cknienssst oefah de alth:
"patholognyg .hT"uh natta'is su re twoa yl baeb eled
witahp sychidaitargincyo osuid so nd'ets eravnede ve n
lanydo un eedleisnas p lsyy chihaotsrpiicAt nae lx.a m
plies t hahto spiatranelo sw adverftoiprsa irnegnt tos
hospittahleitizeree nagwehrossb ee haviisoa rc tu ally
normfaoltr h at osftl aig fee .
6.Bye xtrepmaes siavnidrt oyb ot-rleiskpeo n(stehse
restra"iUnhhe udh "w)h iccho nsumtehsce l i'estn itm e,
energayn,dm onewyi thocuotn tribauntyhi enlgpn -o t
offeraidnvgi cseu,g gestoiro nsi,n forwmhaetino n
need ed.
7.Byc ontiannuaally zainndig n terproefet vienrgy
thougdhrte,a imn,t erawcittiohot nh peero pwliet,h out
HowC aPns ychotHhuerrta pY3io sut?s
regafrodcr o nstruacntdpi rvaec ticailn t ahcert eiaoln
worl d.
8.Byc olidm personal dtehtaactco hmmpeonutn ds
·
thleo ws elf-eosfta enae lmr esahdayk cyl ient.
9.Byc lingtiorn igg tiedc hniqauppelsy,ai nndjg u s
tifytihnegi r sopwencb iraalno dft heprya,r athtehra n
consideavr airnigoe ftt yh eorainedts e chniiqndu eeasl
inwgi tthh uen iqculei sei nntd'ivipdruolabelm Ssu.c ah
rigaipdp romaicghh t prevcelnite fnuttlph'laes r ticipa
tioinnp lannhiintsgh eraapnyde valuahtipisrn ogeg sr s.
10B.yu seo ft echniqueassh yspuncohts hiasct a n
conceivhaabrlcmyl ieintfth she y pnoitisus nts kiolr led
itfh cel iecnotn'dsi ptrioohni sbuictahsp roced. ure
11B.yu seof " psychotdrroupgistc,h "ai tsd ,r ugtso
trepasty cholopgroibclacelhm esm icwahlelny ,t ahreey
nonte edeodrb, y u sintghe imm prop erly.
12B.yu sinogt her potentialtlrye atdmaenngtesrous
thacta na fefctth peh ysical woeflc ll-ibesenuitcnsahg,s
"electrotsrheoactkm"e nts, electthrrioc uigthy directed
thber ain.
Inm yf irbsoto kH,o wt Fo inaGd o oPds ychotAh erapist:
ConsuGmueirdI ed,i scwuhsastteo ld o ofko arn da void
whens hoppfionargt heraapnidsp tr,e senrteepdo rts by
consumeirnts h,e oiwrn w ordasb,o uhto wt hewye r e
helpoerd harImnet dh.is se cond yboouwo ikl lle a rn
moraeb ouhto wp sychothecraahnpa irscmtli se nMtys .
purpoisste oa leyrotut od angeyrosum ay nehvaev re
dreamoefde ncountienry ionugsr e arfcohr hweiltph
problemsi-nigTn.h- ilbsio voiks reas oufrocre consum
ersp,s ychothreersaepayr cmhaelrpsr,a cattitcoer neys,
andl egisldaetvoerlso gpoivnegmr enntraelg ulaotfi on
those who practice psychaortthi ecrlaepsy. Books and
4 CAN PSYCHOTHERAPHIUSRTTYS O U ?
wilble l istaesds ourcoefsi nformatTihoins.i sn oti n
tendeads a textboboku,ta sa brieafn de asirleya dable
aidi nm akinygo ua waroef w hatc anh appen.
Chapte1r g iveasn overvioefww aysa psychother
apiscta nh urty ou,a ndo rienytosu t ot heu seo ft his
book.C hapte2r w iltle lylo ua boudti sordeorfys o ur
bodyth acta na ffeycotu rm inda,n de ducate ayboouu t
thei mportanocf"e r ulionugt "t hep ossibitlhiatityt i s
yourb odyn,o ty ourm indt,h ayto us houlbde t reating.
Chapte3r f ocusoens whatm ay bet hem ostf requent
physiologsiocuarlco efm isdiagnosimsa-laf unctio ning
endocrine syisnpt aermt,i cual dayrs functlit ohnyaroid
glandI.n C hapte4r y oua rea sketdo l ookc arefualtl y
yourt herapiasrtey: o ui na psychothercauplytT ?h e
warninignC hapte5r i sa boutth ep eriolfsl ettiynogu r
therapbiescto myeo ulro ver. Ch6aw pitlealrc quaiynotu
withp sychotherawphios tcsr eat"et heraapdyd icts,"
manipulattihnegi crl ienitnst o capdteipveen denrte
lationshIinpC sh.a pte7r y ou'll tlheaayrton u r" real ity"
may bem orea ccuratthea ny ourt herapisChta'pst.e 8r
covertsh ei ssuoeft ool ititnlte ervenbtyit ohnet herapist,
thosweh o won'etv eng ivey oua "hinto"f a dvicoer
warmr esponsCeh.a pte9r c omplettehse p resentation
of whati sk nowna bouth armfuplr actitioannedr s,
explorseesl f-protaetcttiitvuewd ietsh itnh ep sychother
apeutpirco fesstihoanct o mplictahtees ituatfioorcn o n
sumersA. referensceec tiionnt heb acko ft heb ook
coveresx istirnegs earocnh h armfupls ychotherbayp y
authoritiinte hse f ielldi,s ting aarntdib coloeksst hat
providien formatainodnw illle aydo ut ot her esotf t he
literature.
Int hen excth aptweer' lflo cuosn t hef oremohsatz ar d
off aultthye raptyh:en egleocftp hysical illness as the
sourcoef" mentasly"m ptom s.
IAsP hysIilclaCnlae ussYsio nu"grP sycahloP"lr oogbil5ce m?
CHAPTER 2
IsA P hysIilclanle ssY oC uarusing
"PsycholPorgoibcl aelm"?
Idon't bheelroIen'!gm physiilncloa,mtl e lnyt ailllly!
Lemte g o!t"h teh imni,d dle-waogmeadbn e ggaesd
four dmreang gheedr itnhtweoa rodf t hwee ll-kn own,
priva$t1e,,0a 0 da0y p sychiatricw hehrocese plietbal
ritairefesr equehnotslpyi taalnidlz oecdk,he edir n c,o m
mitthiengr . wSahsre i ghThte.d octwoerrswe r onAg .
biologiilclanwlea sscs a usihnesgry mpto ms.
She isa lnoonMtea .n yp eophlaev e siemxiplearri
ences thamta kwfeor uilgdh teenfifnegclstyci rvifepo trs
"horrmoorv i.e "s
Inf acrte,c esnttu doifep ss ychotheraphya vec lients
fountdh amta nyh ada m edical tihlaeltin tehcseasru sed
orw orstehneepidsry chiialtlrniwecis tsth,h p ee rcentages
ofs uccha siense acsht udvyar yifnrgoh mi ghteor lo wer
numbeirnas c cordwaintcdhei fferiensn ectetsi mnegds,
ical opoiftn hieroe ns earcahnedrr ess,e amrecthh o ds.
Butr egardolfte hsessd ei screpatnhceisseets u dailels
