Psychotherapy and the Quest for Happiness

Author(s) : Emmy Van Deurzen

Psychotherapy and the Quest for Happiness

Book Details

  • Publisher : Sage
  • Published : 2009
  • Cover : Paperback
  • Pages : 192
  • Category :
    Existential therapy
  • Catalogue No : 27637
  • ISBN 13 : 9780761944119
  • ISBN 10 : 0761944117

Reviews and Endorsements

'A vibrant, passionate, and hugely readable text which goes to the heart of the therapeutic project: how to help clients lead fuller and more meaningful lives'
- Mick Cooper, Professor of Counseling at University of Strathclyde

Contents
Introduction: Happiness and Psychotherapy
Opening Pandora's Box: Values and Beliefs in Psychotherapy
The Good Life: Philosophy as a Guide to Therapy
Positive Psychology: A Science of Well Being
Predictable Difficulties: Everyday Challenges
Life Crisis: Triumph over Trauma
Speech is Silver and Silence Golden: Feelings Remain Unspoken
The Meaning of Being: Beyond the Quest for Happiness
Conclusion
Reference
Index

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