Explores both receiving and conducting psychotherapy with psychotherapists. This work attempts to fill the void created by the secrecy and privacy that has shrouded the personal treatment of therapists. It gathers personal narratives, clinical wisdom, and research on subjects that are useful to practitioners, students, and their educators.

"This is a rather groundbreaking book that delves into the fascinating area of discussion regarding the therapist's own therapy...Most therapists have, at some time or another, sought out or have provided psychotherapy to one another. Now there is finally an open discussion about it. Recommended!"--Doody's "This is an impressive book. It must have been no small editorial feat to herd 32 different author-cats into producing the 27 drastically different chapters on a topic so loaded with emotional charge as the therapist's own psychotherapy. Yet Jesse Geller, John Norcross, and David Orlinsky have done so with clear vision, editorial muscle, and admirable finesse. Their efforts have yielded an interesting volume which, despite its challenging mix of personal reports from therapist patients, observations from therapists' therapists, and an extensive compilation of research findings, somehow comes together to leave readers with the conviction that they have received the very best available current status report on the topic."--Bill MacGillivray, Editor, Newsletter of the Division of Psychoanalysis "The authors of this book have succeeded in giving material for reflection on the intrinsic values of the relationship in psychotherapy."--Person-Centered and Experiential Psychotherapies "The Psychotherapist's Own Psychotherapy delivers the first comprehensive overview of this imortant subject for an audience that includes graduate students, researchers and practitioners...--New England Psychologist "This is a rather groundbreaking book that delves into the fascinating area of discussion regarding the therapist's own therapy...Most therapists have, at some time or another, sought out or have provided psychotherapy to one another. Now there is finally an open discussion about it. Recommended!"--Doody's "This is an impressive book. It must have been no small editorial feat to herd 32 different author-cats into producing the 27 drastically different chapters on a topic so loaded with emotional charge as the therapist's own psychotherapy. Yet Jesse Geller, John Norcross, and David Orlinsky have done so with clear vision, editorial muscle, and admirable finesse. Their efforts have yielded an interesting volume which, despite its challenging mix of personal reports from therapist patients, observations from therapists' therapists, and an extensive compilation of research findings, somehow comes together to leave readers with the conviction that they have received the very best available current status report on the topic."--Bill MacGillivray, Editor, Newsletter of the Division of Psychoanalysis "Geller, Norcross and Orlinksy have compiled a group of theoretically diverse essays that tackle the topic of the therapist's psychotherapy from both the viewpoint of the therapist-patient, as well as the therapist's therapist. Through various insightful and informative essays, readers are offered a great deal of information on the subject, as well as an emphasis on the importance of psychotherapy for the practicing psychotherapist." --Alexa D'Angelo, United States Association for Body Psychotherapy

Selling point: Only one of its kind Selling point: Three-quarters of psychotherapists have sought personal treatment themselves Selling point: Looks at the therapy of therapists from "both sides of the couch" Selling point: Topic has voyeuristic appeal for lay audiences

Selling point: Only one of its kind Selling point: Three-quarters of psychotherapists have sought personal treatment themselves Selling point: Looks at the therapy of therapists from "both sides of the couch" Selling point: Topic has voyeuristic appeal for lay audiences