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miramanga's review
3.0
An interesting read. If you've ever wondered what your therapist is thinking about you when you're sat in front of her this is the one for you!
steff1661's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
informative
reflective
slow-paced
4.25
saimabee's review
3.0
2.75/5 stars.
Susie Orbach offers a look into her thought processes when leading therapy sessions through some dramatised case studies of different types of patients.
As these were dramatised, they didn't feel very authentic to me. Even with background given to these characters as to why they were going to therapy, I still struggled to see their point of view or connect with their words. I also wasn't fond of the way Orbach approached these hypothetical patients - I know my knowledge about therapy is limited to my own experience and the bits I've learnt at university and work, but the type of therapy shown in this book felt like it was imposing too much of her own thoughts into patients.
Many of the things Orbach posed also wasn't new information to myself, and I'm sure other people who have a basic knowledge of therapy would also relate. For example, the imposition that a woman who had a father who neglected her would then look for approval from older colleagues isn't a foreign concept to anyone.
I appreciate being able to see what a therapist thinks in a session, but unfortunately with a over dramatised version it did not feel very real.
Susie Orbach offers a look into her thought processes when leading therapy sessions through some dramatised case studies of different types of patients.
As these were dramatised, they didn't feel very authentic to me. Even with background given to these characters as to why they were going to therapy, I still struggled to see their point of view or connect with their words. I also wasn't fond of the way Orbach approached these hypothetical patients - I know my knowledge about therapy is limited to my own experience and the bits I've learnt at university and work, but the type of therapy shown in this book felt like it was imposing too much of her own thoughts into patients.
Many of the things Orbach posed also wasn't new information to myself, and I'm sure other people who have a basic knowledge of therapy would also relate. For example, the imposition that a woman who had a father who neglected her would then look for approval from older colleagues isn't a foreign concept to anyone.
I appreciate being able to see what a therapist thinks in a session, but unfortunately with a over dramatised version it did not feel very real.
soavezefiretto's review against another edition
3.0
I was surprised to find these were improvied conversations with actors, rather than (modified) conversations with real patients. These have a very real feel. The parts I most enjoyed were the ones where the therapist reflects that she didn't handle a situation well. All in all, quite enjoyable if you're interested in therapy. Although I don't agree with her final conclusion that thereapy is not for everyone, that you need to have a psychological problem. I haven't yet met anyone who doesn't have a problem that wouldn't benefit from therapy, even if it's not acute or a full blown pathology. But maybe that's just the satisfied client in me speaking :-)