The Psychotherapist's Own Psychotherapy : Patient and Clinician Perspectives

I bought this book because I am in therapy myself and wanted to read something from the therapist's point of view of the process. The book is kind of cumbersome....I keep it handy and read short passages periodically. It has provided some helpful insights for me.

the Psychotherapist's Own Psychotherapy: Patient And Clinician Perspectives Lifts A Curtain That Has Long Shrouded The Intimate Alliances Between Therapists And Those Of Their Patients Who Share The Same Profession. In This Unique Volume, Distinguished Contributors Explore The Multi-faceted Nature Of The Psychotherapy Of Psychotherapists From Both Sides Of The Couch. The First-person Narratives, Clinical Wisdom, And Research Findings Gathered Together In This Book Offer Guidance About Providing Effective Treatments To Therapist Patients.
Part I Presents Multiple Theoretical Positions That Justify And Guide The Work Of Therapists' Therapists. In Part Ii, Eminent Therapists Write Eloquently And Intimately About Their Own Experiences As Patients. Their Personal Reflections Offer Valuable Insights About What Is Healing And Educational About Psychotherapy. These Narratives Are Followed By Several Chapters Reviewing Scientific Research On Therapists In Personal Therapy, Including The First Report Of Relevant Findings From A Major International Survey Of Psychotherapists.
In Part Iii, Celebrated Therapists From Different Theoretical Orientations Offer Guidance On Conducting Therapy With Fellow Therapists. They Reflect On The Many Challenges, Dilemmas, And Rewards That Arise When Two People Do The Same Work. Their Chapters Offer Wisdom And Warnings About Such Issues As Power Dynamics, Boundary Maintenance, Therapist Self-disclosure, The Termination Process, And The Post-termination Phase Of The Relationship. These First-hand Accounts Are Enhanced By Research Overviews On Coducting Personal Treatment, Including A New Study Of American Therapists Commissioned For The Book. the Psychotherapist's Own Psychotherapy: Patient And Clinician Perspectives Is An Essential Resource For Practitioners And Students Of All Orientations And Disciplines.

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reviewer:nicholas Greco Iv, Ms, Bcets, Catsm(abbott Laboratories)
description:this Is A Rather Groundbreaking Book That Delves Into The Fascinating Area Of Discussion Regarding The Therapist's Own Therapy. This Is A Multifaceted Area That Is Discussed From Various Therapeutic Modalities And Supported With Terrific Case Examples.
purpose:the Purpose Is To Synthesize And Explicate The Accumulated Knowledge On Psychotherapy With Psychotherapists. A Second Goal Is To Provide Clinically Tested And Empirically Grounded Assistance To Psychotherapists Treating Fellow Therapists, As Well As To Those Clinicians Who Seek Personal Treatment Themselves. The Book Meets An Unmet Need, And One That Has Been Overlooked.
audience:the Book Is Intended Mainly For Those Who Treat Or Intend To Treat Therapists. Specifically, Seasoned Clinicians And Newly-minted Clinicians Will Find This Book Of Benefit. Interestingly, At The Graduate Level, This Would Make For A Novel Teaching Tool. The Editors And Contributing Authors Are Credible Authorities In The Field.
features:the Book Is Structured Quite Well. The Presentation On The Theoretical Orientations, Especially On Jungian And The Cbt Models Are Excellent. The Chapters Are Supported By Strong, Empirically Based Studies As Well As By Case Vignettes. I Especially Liked The Chapters On Psychotherapists Entering Personal Therapy And On Analyzing Colleagues. Part Three On Being A Therapist's Therapist Is A Must-read.
assessment:most Therapists Have, At Some Time Or Another, Sought Out Or Have Provided Psychotherapy To One Another. Now There Is Finally An Open Discussion About It. Recommended!

Contents......Page 10 Contributors......Page 14 1. The Question of Personal Therapy: Introduction and Prospectus......Page 20 PART I. THE THERAPIST’S THERAPY IN DIFFERENT THEORETICAL ORIENTATIONS......Page 30 2. The Training Analysis in the Mainstream Freudian Model......Page 32 3. The Role of Personal Therapy in the Formation of a Jungian Analyst......Page 44 4. Personal Therapy and Growth Work in Experiential-Humanistic Therapies......Page 51 5. Personal Therapy in Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy: Tradition and Current Practice......Page 58 6. The Role and Current Practice of Personal Therapy in Systemic/Family Therapy Traditions......Page 69 PART II. BEING A THERAPIST-PATIENT......Page 76 Personal Experiences: Firsthand Accounts by Therapist-Patients......Page 78 7. My Experience of Analysis with Fairbairn and Winnicott: How Complete a Result Does Psychoanalytic Therapy Achieve?......Page 80 8. My Experiences as a Patient in Five Psychoanalytic Psychotherapies......Page 98 9. The Personal Therapy Experiences of a Rational Emotive-Behavior Therapist......Page 115 10. The I and the Self: Reminiscences of Existential-Humanistic Therapy......Page 131 11. The Role of Individual and Marital Therapy in My Development......Page 146 12. A Shamanic Tapestry: My Experiences with Individual, Marital, and Family Therapy......Page 162 Research Findings: Undergoing Personal Therapy......Page 180 13. The Prevalence and Parameters of Personal Therapy in the United States......Page 182 14. The Prevalence and Parameters of Personal Therapy in Europe and Elsewhere......Page 194 15. Psychotherapists Entering Personal Therapy: Their Primary Reasons and Presenting Problems......Page 209 16. The Selection and Characteristics of Therapists’ Psychotherapists: A Research Synthesis......Page 218 17. Outcomes and Impacts of the Psychotherapists’ Own Psychotherapy: A Research Review......Page 231 PART III. BEING A THERAPIST’S THERAPIST......Page 248 Personal Experiences: Firsthand Accounts by Therapists’ Therapists......Page 250 18. On Analyzing Colleagues (Trainees Included)......Page 252 19. Treating Psychotherapists with Cognitive Therapy......Page 271 20. Feminist Therapy with Therapists: Egalitarian and More......Page 282 21. Listening to the Listener: An Existential-Humanistic Approach to Psychotherapy with Psychotherapists......Page 299 22. Conducting Marital and Family Therapy with Therapists......Page 314 23. Group Therapy for Therapists in Gestalt Therapy Training: A Therapist-Trainer’s Perspective......Page 324 24. Treating Impaired Psychotherapists and “Wounded Healers”......Page 340 Research Findings: Providing Personal Therapy to Other Therapists......Page 360 25. Research on Conducting Psychotherapy with Mental Health Professionals......Page 362 26. Training Analyses: Historical Considerations and Empirical Research......Page 382 27. Boundaries and Internalization in the Psychotherapy of Psychotherapists: Clinical and Research Perspectives......Page 396 EPILOGUE: The Patient Psychotherapist, the Psychotherapist’s Psychotherapist, and the Psychotherapist as a Person......Page 422 APPENDIX: Guidelines for Firsthand Accounts......Page 434 B......Page 438 D......Page 439 F......Page 440 I......Page 441 P......Page 442 S......Page 444 T......Page 445 Y......Page 446 Contents 10 Contributors 14 1. The Question of Personal Therapy: Introduction and Prospectus 20 PART I. THE THERAPIST’S THERAPY IN DIFFERENT THEORETICAL ORIENTATIONS 30 2. The Training Analysis in the Mainstream Freudian Model 32 3. The Role of Personal Therapy in the Formation of a Jungian Analyst 44 4. Personal Therapy and Growth Work in Experiential-Humanistic Therapies 51 5. Personal Therapy in Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy: Tradition and Current Practice 58 6. The Role and Current Practice of Personal Therapy in Systemic/Family Therapy Traditions 69 PART II. BEING A THERAPIST-PATIENT 76 Personal Experiences: Firsthand Accounts by Therapist-Patients 78 7. My Experience of Analysis with Fairbairn and Winnicott: How Complete a Result Does Psychoanalytic Therapy Achieve? 80 8. My Experiences as a Patient in Five Psychoanalytic Psychotherapies 98 9. The Personal Therapy Experiences of a Rational Emotive-Behavior Therapist 115 10. The I and the Self: Reminiscences of Existential-Humanistic Therapy 131 11. The Role of Individual and Marital Therapy in My Development 146 12. A Shamanic Tapestry: My Experiences with Individual, Marital, and Family Therapy 162 Research Findings: Undergoing Personal Therapy 180 13. The Prevalence and Parameters of Personal Therapy in the United States 182 14. The Prevalence and Parameters of Personal Therapy in Europe and Elsewhere 194 15. Psychotherapists Entering Personal Therapy: Their Primary Reasons and Presenting Problems 209 16. The Selection and Characteristics of Therapists’ Psychotherapists: A Research Synthesis 218 17. Outcomes and Impacts of the Psychotherapists’ Own Psychotherapy: A Research Review 231 PART III. BEING A THERAPIST’S THERAPIST 248 Personal Experiences: Firsthand Accounts by Therapists’ Therapists 250 18. On Analyzing Colleagues (Trainees Included) 252 19. Treating Psychotherapists with Cognitive Therapy 271 20. Feminist Therapy with Therapists: Egalitarian and More 282 21. Listening to the Listener: An Existential-Humanistic Approach to Psychotherapy with Psychotherapists 299 22. Conducting Marital and Family Therapy with Therapists 314 23. Group Therapy for Therapists in Gestalt Therapy Training: A Therapist-Trainer’s Perspective 324 24. Treating Impaired Psychotherapists and “Wounded Healers” 340 Research Findings: Providing Personal Therapy to Other Therapists 360 25. Research on Conducting Psychotherapy with Mental Health Professionals 362 26. Training Analyses: Historical Considerations and Empirical Research 382 27. Boundaries and Internalization in the Psychotherapy of Psychotherapists: Clinical and Research Perspectives 396 EPILOGUE: The Patient Psychotherapist, the Psychotherapist’s Psychotherapist, and the Psychotherapist as a Person 422 APPENDIX: Guidelines for Firsthand Accounts 434 Index 438 A 438 B 438 C 439 D 439 E 440 F 440 G 441 H 441 I 441 J 442 K 442 L 442 M 442 N 442 O 442 P 442 Q 444 R 444 S 444 T 445 U 446 V 446 W 446 Y 446 Explores both receiving and conducting psychotherapy with psychotherapists. This work attempts to fill the void created by the secrecy and privacy that has shrouded the personal treatment of therapists. It gathers personal narratives, clinical wisdom, and research on subjects that are useful to practitioners, students, and their educators