Passionate Inquiry: Psychotherapy as a Life's Work:: Psychotherapy as a Life's Work - Paperback

by Jesse D. Geller (Author)

". . . Dr. Geller is able to convey in a very warm, and down-to-earth style his thoughtful understanding of various psychodynamic concepts that otherwise can be complicated and cumbersome to follow. He does so from diverse modes of being, patient, therapist, professor, and human being. In this way, he is able to create an integrated perspective of interest to seniors, mid-career, new therapists as well as clinicians-in-training. Dr. Geller's sharing of experiences in psychotherapy during different stages of his adult development serves as a testament to the power of transparency and self-disclosure at its best. Last but not least, Dr. Geller poignantly addresses issues of diversity from an individual level when elaborating on gender (males) and romantic love, a systemic level when addressing racial and social class bases in the evaluation of patients for psychotherapy, and from a very personal and intimate level when addressing her daughter Jenny's profound deafness. Reading this book is a t eat and a gift."