"A warm, profound and cleareyed memoir. . . this wise and sympathetic book's lingering effect is as a reminder that a deeper and more companionable way of life lurks behind our self-serious stories."--Oliver Burkeman, New...

Beautifully crafted stories of psychotherapy--told for the first time from the perspective of the therapist.

According to the CNDA (creative non directive approach) developed by Colette Portelance, individuals aiming to offer assistance or support to others in their personal or professional lives must first learn to know, understand, and...

For most of us, the major questions of life continue to perplex: Who am I? Why am I here? How should I live? In the late nineteenth century, a class of thinkers emerged who made solving these problems central to their work. They...

Drawing upon object relations theory, including the work of Melanie Klein, Otto Kernberg, Margaret Mahler, and Heinz Kohut, this book outlines a treatment approach in which the therapist uses the therapeutic relationship to being about...

Viktor Frankl offers a more straightforward alternative to traditional Freudian psychoanalysis: one's problems may be rooted in a failure to find a meaning in life beyond one's interior world. The basis for his interpretation, however,...

We all have something we want to change about ourselves. But we feel a sense of failure when we don't succeed. This often sets off a cascade of negative feelings and discouragement, making it even harder to change. Ellenhorn speaks to...

This clinical reference and widely adopted text is recognized as the premier guide to understanding and treating frequently encountered psychological disorders in adults.