The Impossibility of Sex: Stories of the Intimate Relationship

The Impossibility of Sex: Stories of the Intimate Relationship between Therapist and Patient
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The conventional view of a patient in therapy has been that of someone who forms a powerful, erotic bond with the therapist. On the other hand, the view of the therapist has been that of a neutral listener, emotionally unaffected by the patient. But what really does go on within the sacrosanct space of the therapist's office?
Distinguished psychotherapist Susie Orbach provides the answers as she presents six stories of patients, all of whom suffer from such common afflictions as depression, loneliness, compulsive eating, consuming sexual desires, and fear of attachment. In each story, Orbach reveals not just the client's problems, but -- with startling honesty -- the effect the client has on her as therapist.
The Impossibility of Sex breaks new ground by taking us into the center of the therapy relationship, one usually shrouded by therapist-client confidentiality. From the unlikely role the therapist plays in the troubled relationship of two lesbians to the unsettling dreams the therapist experiences while treating a man consumed by sexual desire, Orbach illuminates the complex human interactions at the heart of the therapeutic process and the "joint discoveries" that contribute to its effectiveness.
Country USA
Brand Touchstone
Manufacturer Touchstone
Binding Paperback
Color White
ReleaseDate 2002-03-12
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780684864273

Country	USA
Brand	Touchstone
Manufacturer	Touchstone
Binding	Paperback
Color	White
ReleaseDate	2002-03-12
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780684864273

The Impossibility of Sex: Stories of the Intimate Relationship between Therapist and Patient

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