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Between Therapist and Client: The New Relationship
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In Between Therapist and Client, Michael Kahn shows why this new consensus is promising. Beginning with Freud's discovery of transference, Kahn traces the history of the clinical relationship from Carl Rogers' introduction of humanistic concerns through Merton Gill's theory and technique of transference analysis, to the pioneering work of Heinz Kohut, who has most successfully brought together psychoanalytic and humanistic thought. Using vivid examples from his own practice, Kahn shows how a coherent synthesis of these various approaches leads to the most successful clinical relationships.
Completely updated with greater discussion of ethics and countertransference, the new edition of Between Therapist and Client is essential reading for those in psychotherapy both therapist and client.
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #377442 in Books
- Published on: 1997-09-15
- Number of items: 1
- Binding: Paperback
- 224 pages
Editorial Reviews
From Library Journal
This revised edition of the 1991 original has been updated to include the latest developments in the merging of the humanist and psychoanalyst approaches to the client/therapist relationship. A good title for public and academic collections.
Copyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Gerald Goodman, author of The Talk Book
This book unravels the 'action' of therapy. Kahn brings the subtle essentials of therapy relationships to the foreground where they belong. His unpretentious and skillful writing makes the connection between therapy and practice accessible to the curious lay reader.
Choice, September 1991
An unexpected pleasure...Readable at all levels, it captures the essence of the therapeutic relationship, with all its challenges and rewards.
Customer Reviews
Good Book
The author is advocating a different sort of psychiatric treatment where the counselor is "present" rather than distant (like in traditional Freudian treatment), provides feedback to what they are thinking (depending on the situation) and other sorts of non-traditional inputs to therapy.
I can't say I agree with his position, probably because my own shrink is pretty traditional. However, the book is great explaining basic psychological concepts and the background of the non-traditional therapies.
I would recommend this as part of a series of books on the subject rather than as stand-alone.
A fine book. And for another insightful and fascinating book by a brilliant psychiatrist:
I recommend That's How the Light Gets In: Memoir of a Psychiatrist by Susan Rako, M.D. The title comes from a song by Leonard Cohen: "There is a crack, a crack in everything. That's how the light gets in." Rako's book is remarkably candid, extraordinarily insightful, gracefully written, and an overall great read. The writing just flows.
A Must on Transference
Michael Kahn's book is, by far, the best treatment of the therapist-client relationship which we call "transference". My professional organization, the American Association of Pastoral Counselors, regularly has workshops on this theme (and counter-transference) at its annual conferences, because as Kahn says, psychotherapy is only as successful as the relationship the therapist has with his client. It amazes me that, to the best of my knowledge, the state prescribed curriculum for psychology here in Florida offers no credit for courses on this topic. Nevertheless, I strongly recommend this book for this crucial subject.
