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Jennifer asked this question about Maybe You Should Talk to Someone: A Therapist, Her Therapist, and Our Lives Revealed:

I really, really enjoyed this book, but my question is: how was Gottlieb able to write so freely and her patients and their issues? I am assuming that all names have been changed and she also might have changed some specific characteristics and gotten permission, but I'm just curious how this all worked?

Marion I suspect that the client stories are composites to protect identities. The print version covers protecting identities and written permission. In resp…moreI suspect that the client stories are composites to protect identities. The print version covers protecting identities and written permission. In response to Kathy's suggestion that it may be more ethical if Gottlieb requests permission once she had established a therapeutic relationship with her client, I tend to think, with over thirty years in the field and not being an author, Gottlieb requesting written permission upfront from her new clients seems more ethical than asking mid-treatment. That could throw a client into an unfair dilemma, already committed to treatment and being asked to provide something for the therapist they may be uncomfortable providing. I also suspect that if the client said no, that would be fine with Gottlieb.(less)

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