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Mastering the Art of Psychotherapy
Mastering the Art of Psychotherapy

Mastering the Art of Psychotherapy

The Principles Of Effective Psychological Change, Challenging The Boundaries Of Self-Expression

PSYCHOLOGY

424 Pages, 6.13 x 9.01

Formats: Trade Paper, EPUB

Trade Paper, $29.95 (US $29.95) (CA $34.00)

Publication Date: January 2016

ISBN 9780996135757

Rights: WOR

Green Writers Press (Jan 2016)

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Overview

Mastering the Art of Psychotherapy is a complete manual on the practice of psychotherapy, principally designed to help clinical professionals and graduate students improve their diagnostic skills, develop treatment strategies, broaden therapeutic techniques, and further their understanding of the workings of the human psyche. William Symes has provided a mechanics manual for the personality, demonstrating how we form our identities, how and why trauma manifests itself, and how to learn the nature and master the dynamics of psychological energy. It focuses on how to diagnose and treat personality problems, but it also explores phenomena like the “shadow side” of falling in love and how to understand and analyze dreams. If you are currently in therapy or seek respite from psychological pain, or if you are ready to transform your life, improve your marriage and interpersonal relationships, advance your spiritual practice, or improve your self-expression, Symes has provided a treasure trove of useful information and techniques to better understand your personality.

Reviews

“To find happiness in life, you have to understand the world you live in. The problem is that the world is not what it looks like. . . . you have to go beyond the visible surface to understand it. We can usually not do this all on our own . . . we need help. This book teaches a wonderful method for doing this. If there are ever books that are a must-read, this is one.” — Dr. Lothar Schäfer, Distinguished Professor of Physical Chemistry (emeritus) at the University of Arkansas and author of In Search of Divine Reality: Science As a Source of Inspiration and Infinite Potential: What Quantum Physics Reveals about How We Should Live (Deepak Chopra, Publisher)

Author Biography

WILLIAM SYMES is a Licensed Professional Counselor, State Clinical Supervisor, American Psychotherapy Association Board Certified Counselor, and a National Board for Certified Counselors approved Continuing Education Provider with 40 years of clinical experience. He has an undergraduate degree with honors in comparative religion/psychology of religion, a graduate divinity degree in counseling/education, and a postgraduate diploma from the Gestalt Institute of St. Louis. He has served on the Board of Directors of the Elizabeth Richardson Center for developmentally disabled children and adults, and is a founding member of the Tibetan Cultural Institute of Arkansas. With 40 years of meditation practice as a student of H.H. the 14th Dalai Lama, H.H. Sakya Trizin, H.E. Lama Kunga, and Chogyam Trungpa, he incorporates the fundamental principles and practices of Buddhist mindfulness into his clinical work. He has a full-time private practice in Fayetteville, AR, and he trains therapists, conducts continuing education seminars, and consults on matters of psychotherapeutic diagnosis and treatment strategies. 

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