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The Making of a Therapist
- A Practical Guide for the Inner Journey
- Narrated by: Stephen Bel Davies
- Length: 6 hrs and 31 mins
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Summary
The difficulty and cost of training psychotherapists properly is well known. It is far easier to provide a series of classes while ignoring the more challenging personal components of training. Despite the fact that the therapist's self-insight, emotional maturity, and calm centeredness are critical for successful psychotherapy, rote knowledge and technical skills are the focus of most training programs. As a result, the therapist's personal growth is either marginalized or ignored.
The Making of a Therapist counters this trend by offering graduate students and beginning therapists a personal account of this important inner journey. Cozolino provides a unique look inside the mind and heart of an experienced therapist. Listeners will find an exciting and privileged window into the experience of the therapist who, like themselves, is just starting out. In addition, The Making of a Therapist contains the practical advice, common-sense wisdom, and self-disclosure that practicing professionals have found to be the most helpful during their own training.
The first part of the book, "Getting Through Your First Sessions", takes listeners through the often-perilous days and weeks of conducting initial sessions with real clients. Cozolino addresses such basic concerns as: Do I need to be completely healthy myself before I can help others? What do I do if someone comes to me with an issue or problem I can't handle? What should I do if I have trouble listening to my clients? What if a client scares me?
The second section of the book, "Getting to Know Your Clients", delves into the routine of therapy and the subsequent stages in which you continue to work with clients and help them. In this context, Cozolino presents the notion of the "good enough" therapist, one who can surrender to his or her own imperfections while still guiding the therapeutic relationship to a positive outcome. The final section, "Getting to Know Yourself", goes to the core of the therapist's relation to him or herself, addressing such issues as: how to turn your weaknesses into strengths and how to deal with the complicated issues of pathological caretaking, countertransference, and self-care. Both an excellent introduction to the field as well as a valuable refresher for the experienced clinician, The Making of a Therapist offers listeners the tools and insight that make the journey of becoming a therapist a rich and rewarding experience.
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- Anonymous User
- 02-01-24
Great Depth
As a trainer therapist, this book is better than my 4 year course. Of course my course has value, but if I hadn’t listened to this I would not be as prepared or knowledgeable
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- iggypopup
- 23-03-24
Essential reading for Counselling and Psychotherapy Students
A fascinating, reflective, frank and congruent journey of the challenges of becoming a psychotherapist from predominantly a psychodynamic perspective.
Discussions and reflections on the therapeutic relationship, supervision, staying within limits, therapists personal growth and importance of personal therapy, code of practice, amongst others.
A great insight into the world of a psychotherapy student and life as a novice psychotherapist.
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- andrew
- 05-01-19
Journey to the self
One of the most personally insightful books that encourages reflection to the core. Highly recommended for anyone interested in the therapeutic arena.
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- Rebecca
- 16-01-21
I thoroughly enjoyed it
This was a very interesting listen. I would recommend this to all Up and coming therapists, it really does express our initial doubts as normal feelings and guides in how to work through them.
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- K. Annamaria
- 19-06-23
So useful for the general audience as well!
I have found this a very useful insight into therapy and the author seems a generous teacher sharing knowledge accumulated over many years. Lots of practical insights. The reader is not my favourite but is all right.
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- Lyn
- 06-02-21
Great listen
Absolutely loved this book. Definitely worth it of you're interested in becoming an effective counsellor/therapist
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- Mrs. S. Gittos
- 19-04-20
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This is beautifully written and read. I found it moving and inspirational. I will read it again.
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- Robert Foley
- 15-06-22
Helpful and illuminating
A clear and detailed exploration of the challenges facing a novice therapist. Full of practical advice and good theoretical analysis, backed up by apt (if a little short) illustrations. Cozalino comes across as a humble and reflective guide who sincerely believes that the information he is passing on will help those starting on the challenging journey to be a therapist.
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- Amazon Customer
- 06-05-22
Great reading
Great book pack with knowledge and info. Enjoyed reading it. Very useful for my study. Thank you.
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- sallygayerussell
- 09-12-20
Informative and revealing
I am exploring a new career in therapy which has opened up an area I have not considered before. Intellectualising our emotions as a way of avoiding them. Love the ideas in here.
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