The textbook I wish we’d had in our Relationship and Family class. Engaging, well written by an MFT, and lays out theories clearly. Highly recommend if you think you’re going to do relationship work. Lots of practical tips like identifying double binds in families or evaluating boundaries.
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Maybe You Should Talk to Someone by Lori Gottlieb
4 stars
From a New York Times best-selling author, psychotherapist, and national advice columnist, a hilarious, thought-provoking, and surprising new book that …
jonobie says: AMAZING memoir about being on both sides of the therapy room. So insightful, and good for therapists and clients of therapy alike.
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What My Bones Know by Stephanie Foo
4 stars
By age thirty, Stephanie Foo was successful on paper: She had her dream job as an award-winning radio producer at …
jonobie says: Interested in BPD and complex trauma? This is amazing, although a HARD read. Seeing different styles of therapy from the author's perspective is so helpful, though. I loved the idea of working through therapy transcripts as itself being therapeutic.
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Saving Psychotherapy by Benjamin E. Caldwell
It is a troubling time to be a therapist. Despite decades of powerful evidence that psychotherapy works, and tremendous advances …
jonobie says: A really clear-eyed look at things that aren't great in our profession, and tangible suggestions on how individual psychotherapists can help fix it.
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Rebecca H says: Louis Cozolino basically wrote this book about the things he wished he had learned before starting his field experience. I'll be honest, I haven't finished the book, but I loved the first third of it. It's also frequently mentioned on "Books New Counselors Should Read" kind of lists.
