The art of counselling and psychotherapy

186 Pages·2004·4.648 MB·English, German

by  Holm-Hadulla, Rainer Matthias

THE ART OF

COUNSELLING AND PSYCHOTHERAPY

RAINER M. HOLM-HADULLA

K A R N AC
THE ART OF

COUNSELLING AND

PSYCHOTHERAPY

THE ART OF

COUNSELLING AND

PSYCHOTHERAPY

Rainer Matthias Holm-Hadulla
Translated from German by

Andrew Jenkins

K A R N AC
LONDON NEW YORK
Published in 2004 by
H. Karnac (Books) Ltd,
118 Finchley Road, London NW3 5HT
This revised and expanded English edition is based on the earlier edition
in German published by Verlag Vandenhoek & Ruprecht Die Psycho-
therapeutische Kunst in 1997.
Copyright © 2004 Rainer M. Holm-Hadulla
Rainer M. Holm-Hadulla asserts the moral right to be identified as the
author of this work.
All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored
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CONTENTS

ABOUT THE AUTHOR
FOREWORD
CHAPTER ONE
Introduction and overview
CHAPTER TWO
Creativity
CHAPTER THREE
Three examples of counselling and psychotherapy
CHAPTER FOUR
Hermeneutics: the art of creative understanding and
life management
CHAPTER FIVE
Aesthetic experience and shaping of reality
Vi CONTENTS
CHAPTER SIX

Creative principles of psychotherapy 63

CHAPTER SEVEN

Creative principles of counselling and coaching 73

CHAPTER EIGHT

The creative aspect of brief dynamic psychotherapy 89

CHAPTER NINE

The creative aspect of psychoanalysis 99

CHAPTER TEN

Indications and counter-indications for the creative attitude 111

CHAPTER ELEVEN

Professional and "ordinary" relationships 127

CHAPTER TWELVE

Ethical implications 135

CHAPTER THIRTEEN

Artistic shaping and resolution of psychic conflicts 147

CHAPTER FOURTEEN

Summary 163

REFERENCES 167
"Such shaping phantasies that apprehend
More than cool reason ever comprehends."
William Shakespeare, A Midsummer Night's Dream

ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Rainer Matthias Holm-Hadulla is a Professor at the University
of Heidelberg. He is head of the Psychotherapeutic Counselling
Centre for Students, and also works as a psychotherapist and
analyst in private practice. His activities extend to the field of
continuing education. In addition, he acts as a counsellor to execu­
tives and organizations. His main scientific interests are creativity,
counselling, and psychotherapy.
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