Therapy's Best

Practical Advice and Gems of Wisdom from Twenty Accomplished Counselors and Therapists

Howard Rosenthal

• Publisher: Routledge
• Year: 2013
• eBook ISBN: 9781317787006
• Subtopic: Mental Health in Psychology

Insightful interviews with a Who's Who of the world's foremost therapists

Therapy's Best is a lively and entertaining collection of one-on-one interviews with some of the top therapists and counselors in the world. Educator and psychotherapist Dr. Howard G. Rosenthal talks with twenty of therapy's legends, including Albert Ellis, arguably the greatest clinical psychologist and therapist of our time; assertiveness training pioneer Robert Alberti; experiential psychotherapist Al Mahrer; and William Glasser, the father of reality therapy and choice theory. Each interview reveals insights into the therapists' personal lives, their observations on counseling, and the helping profession in general, and their thoughts on what really works when dealing with clients in need.

The interviews found in Therapy's Best uncover treatment strategies that are often missing from traditional textbooks, journal articles, courses, and seminars related to assertiveness training, Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT), marriage and family counseling, transactional analysis, psychoanalysis, suicide prevention, voice therapy, experiential psychotherapy, and Emotion Focused Therapy (EFT). Conversations with the best and brightest (including two recipients of the American Psychological Association's Division of Psychotherapy's Living Legends award) reveal why these therapists are such effective helpers, what makes their theories so popular, and most important, what makes them tick. This unique book lets you rub elbows with these consummate professionals and learn more about their theories, ideas, and experiences.

Therapy's Best includes interviews with:

• Dr. Albert Elliscreator of Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) and APA Division of Psychotherapy Living Legend
  
• Dr. Edwin Schneidmanthe foremost expert on suicide prevention, suicidology, and thanatology
  
• Richard Nelson Bollesauthor of What Color Is Your Parachute?
  
• Dr. Dorothy and Dr. Ray Bevcarhusband and wife therapists who write textbooks on marriage counseling
  
• Dr. Al Mahrerfather of experiential psychotherapy and APA Division of Psychotherapy Living Legend
  
• Les Greenbergfather of Emotion-Focused Therapy (EFT)
  
• Muriel Jamesco-author of Born to Win
  
• and many more!

Therapy's Best is a must read for professionals who practice counseling and psychotherapy, students preparing to do likewise, and anyone else with an interest in therapyand the people with provide it.

Table of contents

• Cover Page
• Half Title page
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Contents
• About the Author
• Preface: Lessons from the Legends of the Couch
• Chapter 1 The Svengali Interviews
• Chapter 2 Robert Alberti on Assertiveness: Rights and Writes
• Chapter 3 The Marriage Counseling Mystique: Candid Interview with Dorothy and Ray Becvar
• Chapter 4 Schmoozing with Bob Bertolino: Solution-Oriented Brief Therapy Is Coming to a Treatment Center Near You
• Chapter 5 Flying High with the World's Best-Known Job-Hunting Counselor: Richard Nelson Bolles
• Chapter 6 The Mummy at the Dining Room Table and Beyond: An Insightful Interview with Jon Carlson
• Chapter 7 Psychotherapy Is a Strange Field: An In-Depth Chat with a Seasoned Professional, Raymond J. Corsini
• Chapter 8 The REBT Story You Haven't Heard: A No-Holds-Barred Interview with Albert Ellis
• Chapter 9 Voice Therapy: An Interview with Robert and Lisa Firestone
• Chapter 10 Samuel T. Gladding on Creativity
• Chapter 11 One-on-One with William Glasser: Counseling with Choice Theory, the New Reality Therapy
• Chapter 12 Les Greenberg: Emotion Makes a Comeback
• Chapter 13 The Wisdom of Muriel James
• Chapter 14 An Interview with Jeffrey Kottler
• Chapter 15 Taking off the Gloves with A1 Mahrer, the Undisputed Welterweight Experiential Therapy Champion of the World
• Chapter 16 Psychoanalysis Now and Then: A Conversation with Nancy McWilliams
• Chapter 17 The Gambling Addiction Era Cometh: A Thought-Provoking Interview with Lia Nower
• Chapter 18 An Encounter with EMDR Pioneer Francine Shapiro: The Eyes Have It
• Chapter 19 A Psychological Approach to Psychotherapy with Suicidal Patients: An Intellectual Exchange with Edwin S. Shneidman
• Chapter 20 What We Can Learn from Accomplished Counselors and Therapists: A Baker's Dozen of Insightful Gems of Wisdom
• References