Narrative and Psychotherapy

by John McLeod

`A densely packed book with interesting and valuable research gleaned from a wide variety of therapy approaches, Narrative and Psychotherapy furnishes the reader with a cogent historical appraisal of the way psychotherapy, culture and storytelling fit together.... A good reference book for counsellors and students.... The authors′ students, and clients, must be very happy that he has the interest and the capacity to tune in to others in such a fresh manner′ - Counselling, The Journal of the British Association for Counselling The core of psychotherapy can be seen as a process in which the client comes to tell, and then re-author, an individual life-story or personal narrative. The author of thi

192 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1997

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[Jim Byrne · Rating 3 out of 5]

I found this book to be very stimulating, and I was influenced by many of John McLeod's ideas. However, I drew the line at his favouring of postmodernism. I am decidedly post-Postmodern. I think morality is not subject to cultural relativity. Some variation in the way our human values are enacted do occur from culture to culture, but we are all dependent upon the Golden Rule being enforced and honoured in order to ensure an orderly society in which mutual destruction is not the main outcome we can look forward to.