How-To Book for Students of Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy

Taylor & Francis

Based on the many practical 'how-to' questions that the author's psychotherapy students have asked him over the years, this book provides practical answers to many of the questions that may puzzle students of psychotherapy and psychoanalysis. > This is a book that grew out of the many practical \""how-to\"" questions that the author's psychotherapy students have asked him over the years. It is neither an evidence-based compendium nor an attempt to summarize general practice or the viewpoints of others, but rather a handbook of practical answers to many of the questions that may puzzle student > Introduction -- How to choose a psychoanalytic theory -- How to do an initial interview -- How to choose your personal psychoanalyst -- How to listen to a patient -- How to frame and change perspectives -- How to recognize and understand self-states, alternate states, true and false selves, multiple identities, etc -- How to manage the telephone -- How to get paid for your work -- How to ug