Psychotherapy and the Quest for Happiness

Availability :
In Stock
₹ 2,908.00 M.R.P.:₹ 3635 You Save: ₹727.00  (20.00% OFF)
  (Inclusive of all taxes)
₹ 0.00 Delivery charge
Author: Emmy van Deurzen
Publisher: SAGE Publications Ltd
Edition: 1st Edition
ISBN-13: 9780761944119
Publishing year: 2009-01-01
No of pages: 192 pages
Weight: 310 grm
Language: English
Book binding: Paperback

Qty :

no information available

The unspoken yearning that brings people to therapy is often that of a desperate desire for happiness. Should therapists ignore this desire, interpret it or challenge it? And what does our preoccupation with happiness tell us about contemporary culture and the role of the therapist?In this book, Emmy van Deurzen addresses the taboo subject of the moral role of psychotherapists and counselors. Asking when and why we decided that the aim of life is to be happy, she poses searching questions about the meaning of life. Psychotherapy and the Quest for Happiness seeks to define what a good life consists of and how therapists might help their clients to live well rather than just in search of happiness. This text makes stimulating reading for all trainee and practicing counselors and psychotherapists, especially those interested in the existential approach.