1st Edition

The Therapy Relationship A Special Kind of Friendship

By Richard Hallam Copyright 2015
    196 Pages
    by Routledge

    196 Pages
    by Routledge

    This book proposes that the age-old rules and virtues of friendship lie at the heart of all forms of psychotherapy and counselling. It explains the philosophical, technical, political, and ethical aspects of three different approaches to therapy.

    Preface -- Introduction to the issues -- A brief historical survey of wise counsel and friendship -- The humanistic approach -- The psychodynamic approach -- Applied science/technology -- Can we compare different approaches to therapy? -- Therapy: Cracks in the foundations -- The client’s perspective -- Do-it-yourself (DIY) therapy -- Therapy as social regulation -- Ethics, therapy, and friendship

    Biography

    Hallam, Richard