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  • The Essential Companion to Talking Therapy

  • Everything You Need to Know About the Therapy Journey
  • By: Karin Blak
  • Narrated by: Deryn Edwards
  • Length: 9 hrs and 28 mins

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The Essential Companion to Talking Therapy

By: Karin Blak
Narrated by: Deryn Edwards
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Publisher's Summary

During her 15 years as a therapist, Karin Blak has found that, due to a lack of understanding of what therapy is, people often wait until crisis point to seek help. Even when they are motivated to find professional support, there are psychiatrists, psychologists, counsellors, and psychotherapists; we have so many different types of professionals and approaches to therapy that confusion is inevitable.

This book is a definitive guide to understanding talking therapies. It will clarify questions, misunderstandings, myths and grey areas in therapy, compassionately guiding the reader through their journey from beginning to consider therapy, to finding the right therapist, preparing for the first session, surviving common challenges, knowing when to end therapy, and when to return. Karin Blak reveals the rarely considered facts of how therapists work, how they themselves are supervised, how to know if your therapist is overstepping boundaries, the role of a supporting partner, family member or friend, what the jargon really means, how to manage expectations, and when to move on from therapy.

Each section contains honest commentary about the process of therapy, case studies showing examples applicable to real life, encouragements to act, practical suggestions, and actions to apply if needed.

©2021 Karin Blak (P)2021 Watkins Publishing

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