INTRODUCTION

Section I.  ON THE THERAPIST’S CHALLENGES

The Complexity of Clinical Work

Client Resistance

Clarity of Communication

Maintaining Boundaries

Therapy and Men

Therapy and Women

Accepting Our Clinical Limitations

Section II. ON THE NATURE OF THE HEALING RELATIONSHIP

Bonding

Caring

Empathy

Acceptance

Trustworthiness

Responsiveness To Negative Feedback

Section III. ON THE CHARACTERISTICS OF HEALERS

Emotional Intelligence

Passion

Patience

Positive Expectations

Persistence

Creativity

Credibility

Section IV.  THE THERAPIST ACTS

Problem Solving

Collaborating

Engendering Hope

Goal Setting

Confronting Clients

Flexibility

Using Humor

Section V.  THE HEALER’S JOURNEY

Success

Dealing with Failure and Criticism

Self-Care

Section VI.   HEALING THE DEEPER WOUNDS

Grieving and Loss

Treating Trauma Victims

The Paralysis of Shame

The Option of Forgiveness

Section VII.  THE ART OF HEALING: THE DEBATES

Advice Giving

Self-Disclosure vs. Professional Anonymity

Empirical vs. Intuitive Therapy

On Healing In A “Briefer The Better” Hmo World

Views of Human Nature

Section VIII.  EVOLVING PERSPECTIVES ON THERAPY

The Neurobiological View of Therapy

Mindfulness: The Eastern View

The Constructivist View

Resource-Based Therapy

AFTER-THOUGHTS

SUGGESTED READINGS

REFERENCES

INDEX