Life Witness

Evolution of the Psychotherapist

Nonfiction, Health & Well Being, Psychology, Clinical Psychology, Psychotherapy
Cover of the book Life Witness by T. Byram Karasu, Jason Aronson, Inc.
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: T. Byram Karasu ISBN: 9780765709882
Publisher: Jason Aronson, Inc. Publication: October 22, 2013
Imprint: Jason Aronson, Inc. Language: English
Author: T. Byram Karasu
ISBN: 9780765709882
Publisher: Jason Aronson, Inc.
Publication: October 22, 2013
Imprint: Jason Aronson, Inc.
Language: English

In Life Witness: Evolution of the Psychotherapist, T. Byram Karasu demonstrates how a young therapist can become an expert clinician by transcending his own school of therapy. Every young therapist attempts to perfect his skills by anchoring onto a single paradigm and becoming an expert technician of that particular school. Within the first five to ten years of practice—the so-called experiential evolution phase—the therapist finds that no single paradigm is suitable for treating all psychopathology. The therapist thus begins to appropriate techniques from other schools of psychotherapy, and by shifting paradigms, synchronizes himself with the patient’s mind. It is from this synchronization that all his techniques begin to evolve and an expert clinician can evolve into a master psychotherapist*.* The therapist who has transcended his school of psychotherapy now must transcend the field of psychotherapy itself. If he wants to address the patient’s existential issues as well, the therapist first has to come to terms with those issues himself. After all, the therapist can take the patient only so far as he himself has come.

Life Witness demonstrates that this formative evolution phase of a therapist encompasses a broad education in literature, philosophy, and spirituality. Karasu ultimately concludes that therapists must find the meaning and purpose of life before they can cultivate an authentic self and become someone whose presence is itself therapeutic. Once this occurs, all "therapeutic messages" will naturally emanate from within.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

In Life Witness: Evolution of the Psychotherapist, T. Byram Karasu demonstrates how a young therapist can become an expert clinician by transcending his own school of therapy. Every young therapist attempts to perfect his skills by anchoring onto a single paradigm and becoming an expert technician of that particular school. Within the first five to ten years of practice—the so-called experiential evolution phase—the therapist finds that no single paradigm is suitable for treating all psychopathology. The therapist thus begins to appropriate techniques from other schools of psychotherapy, and by shifting paradigms, synchronizes himself with the patient’s mind. It is from this synchronization that all his techniques begin to evolve and an expert clinician can evolve into a master psychotherapist*.* The therapist who has transcended his school of psychotherapy now must transcend the field of psychotherapy itself. If he wants to address the patient’s existential issues as well, the therapist first has to come to terms with those issues himself. After all, the therapist can take the patient only so far as he himself has come.

Life Witness demonstrates that this formative evolution phase of a therapist encompasses a broad education in literature, philosophy, and spirituality. Karasu ultimately concludes that therapists must find the meaning and purpose of life before they can cultivate an authentic self and become someone whose presence is itself therapeutic. Once this occurs, all "therapeutic messages" will naturally emanate from within.

More books from Jason Aronson, Inc.

Cover of the book The Interpersonal Unconscious by T. Byram Karasu
Cover of the book On Repentance by T. Byram Karasu
Cover of the book A Student's Obligation by T. Byram Karasu
Cover of the book Dialogue Concerning Contemporary Psychodynamic Therapy by T. Byram Karasu
Cover of the book Theraplay by T. Byram Karasu
Cover of the book Couple and Family Therapy of Addiction by T. Byram Karasu
Cover of the book Reincarnation and Judaism by T. Byram Karasu
Cover of the book Lying, Cheating, and Carrying On by T. Byram Karasu
Cover of the book Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy by T. Byram Karasu
Cover of the book To Live with Hope, to Die with Dignity by T. Byram Karasu
Cover of the book Keeping Couples in Treatment by T. Byram Karasu
Cover of the book The World of Orthodox Judaism by T. Byram Karasu
Cover of the book The Culture of Shame by T. Byram Karasu
Cover of the book Working from the Heart by T. Byram Karasu
Cover of the book Why It Is Good to Be Good by T. Byram Karasu
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy