On My Shelf
Books I’ve read and rather liked. At the moment this list is basically books about psychotherapy, but watch this space for updates.
At least three of these titles ought to be required reading for any therapist or therapist-in-training.
“A Most Dangerous Method“ by John Kerr
“Between Therapist and Client: The New Relationship“ by Michael Kahn
“Beyond Counter-Transference: The Therapist’s Subjectivity In The Therapeutic Process“ by Joseph Natterson
“Cult Fictions: C. G. Jung & The Founding Of Analytic Psychology“ by Sonu Shamdasani
“Every Day Gets A Little Closer: A Twice-Told Therapy“ by Irwin D. Yalom & Ginny Elkin
“Football Delirium“ by Chris Oakley
“Human Nature“ by D. W. Winnicott
“Kleinians: Psychoanalysis Inside Out“ by Janet Sayers
“Knots“ by R.D. Laing
“Modern Man In Search Of A Soul“ by C. G. Jung
“On Becoming A Person“ by Carl R. Rogers
“On Learning From The Patient“ by Patrick Casement
“On The Way Home: Conversations Between Writers & Psychoanalysts“ ed by Marie Bridge
“Psychotherapy: An Erotic Relationship“ by David Mann
“Soul Searching : Studies In Judaism & Psychotherapy“ ed by Rabbi Howard Cooper
“The Drama Of Being A Child“ by Alice Miller
“The Fifty-Minute Hour“ by Robert Lindner
“The Klein Lacan Dialogues“ ed by Bernard Burgoyne & Mary Sullivan
“The Man Who Loved A Polar Bear – And Other Psychotherapist’s Tales“ by Robert U. Akeret
“The Psycho-Analysis Of Children“ by Melanie Klein
“Who Is It That Can Tell Me Who I Am?“ by Jane Haynes
“Working At Relational Depth In Counselling And Psychotherapy“ by Dave Mearns & Mick Cooper
…and most of Freud‘s published writing..
*** If you’d like to get hold of these books links will generally take you to Amazon.co.uk, but many of them may also be available from your local library. It’s a cheaper and greener option, unless you are like me and like to build a permanent home for the books you read. ***
Monday, January 2, 2012 at 15:04 |
I’m curious. Which three should be required reading? You’ve got a pretty impressive reading list, I have to say. I’ve only read one or two of these.
/////M
Tuesday, January 3, 2012 at 21:28 |
Hello Maya,
Well, if you read them all you can be sure to not miss out on any of the three. ;)
Don’t know if it’s impressive or not, it’s just the kind of book that makes sense to me to read. Gets me thinking, and I enjoy that.
xx