The Intimate Hour: Love and Sex in Psychotherapy

by Susan Baur

Drawing on hundreds of cases of mutual attraction between therapists and patients, a clinical psychologist examines the many forms of attraction in therapy, from blatant victimization to true love

Genres: Psychology

309 pages, Hardcover

First published January 8, 1997

About the author

Susan Baur is a retired psychologist who has published several books of clinical tales, including The Dinosaur Man and Confiding. More recently, she has published The Turtle Sisters book series for children. Founder of Old Ladies Against Underwater Garbage, she lives and swims with turtles, and cleans ponds in the US.

Reviews

[Ele-Reet · Rating 5 out of 5]

It is a excellent book. I couldn't put it down when I needed...it's engaging and thought-provoking. At some points it's quite funny and then it is so sad and depressing and then there's a glimpse of hope and it is all real life.

[Alex Giurgea · Rating 5 out of 5]

O carte exceptionala care mi-a provocat gandirea. O analiza bazata pe studii despre natura relatiilor intime in cadrul psihoterapiei intre psihoterapeut si client. Descrie in detaliu beneficiile intimitatii si a unei forme de dragoste care avantajeaza relatia terapeutica dar si consecintele unor treceri la act. De asemenea pune intr-o lumina interesanta reglementarea menita sa protejeze (pe piata din SUA) si care in acelasi timp transforma actul terapeutic intr-o relatie preponderent comerciala lipsita din ce in ce mai mult de caldura specifica. Recomandata pentru psihoterapeuti.

[Irina Bratan · Rating 5 out of 5]

O carte din punctul meu de vedere curajoasă. Discută într-o manieră provocatoare și constructivă poate cel mai mare tabu actual al psihoterapiei - dragostea.