Tales from the Therapy Room: Shrink-Wrapped

by Phil Lapworth

In Tales from the Therapy Room, the author provides ten fictional short stories that give students of counseling and psychotherapy a unique insight into what actually goes on in therapy. Exploring aspects of the client-therapist relationship, the reader is given a fly-on-the-wall view of the therapeutic process. Rather than suggesting a ′correct′ approach, they explore possibilities and provide entertaining, vivid and thought-provoking descriptions of the therapeutic journey. Issues explored include contracting, boundaries and confrontation, self-disclosure on the part of the therapist, dream interpretation, the influence of the consulting room environment, and conflicting belief systems. These are much more than just engaging stories – Phil Lapworth draws on over 25 years of clinical experience to show how the student can integrate theory into real practice with real clients. The final chapter explicitly highlights the specific theories, models and issues that are illustrated throughout and provides questions, learning objectives, exercises and Further Reading to encourage critical thinking.  

Genres: Nonfiction, Mental Health

168 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2011

Reviews

[Paul · Rating 3 out of 5]

Intriguing stories of therapy, some of the endings a bit hammy though...

[Lindsay · Rating 3 out of 5]

I loved the opening stories but felt the stories got less memorable as the book went on. As a trainee counsellor and psychotherapist it was good to hear some real life stories from the therapy room!

[Yana Shevkirova · Rating 5 out of 5]

What a marvelous, marvelous book! You feel like you're there, the atmosphere, the questions.. It's a really good account on both sides during counselling. It's very engaging and fun to read.
Lovely book!