Telling The Truth

The Therapist’s Dilemma

AvRob Hill

Häftad, Engelska, 2025

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Beskrivning

Honesty is important in any relationship but within psychotherapy, honesty takes on a different dimension. The impact of speaking the truth has many repercussions to the therapeutic relationship and may harm the perception of the therapist in the eyes of the client or the relationship in its entirety. Thus, what are the limits of what a therapist can therapeutically share with a client? What are the implications of the therapist choosing to conceal what they congruently experience? Have therapists in the past been more able and more willing to tell the truth with their clients?Rob Hill engages with these and many more questions, which lead into related territories – those of shame, power, love and hate, narcissism, intersubjectivity and madness – and invites the reader to consider them from a fresh perspective. Presented in essay form interspersed with ‘stories’ which focus on Hill’s inner reactions to working with various clients, the book seeks to evoke curiosity and contemplation rather than definitive answers.Using language that is personalised and ‘immediate’ rather than academic and abstract, Hill hopes to engage all therapists, including those who rarely read academic and research literature. Telling the Truth is an enjoyable, thought-provoking, and accessible read that raises many important ideas. Rob Hill’s own honesty, insight, and openness in addressing this important topic makes this essential reading for practising therapists.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2025-02-20
Mått:152 x 229 x 9 mm
Vikt:282 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Phoenix Publishing House
Antal sidor:188
Förlag:Karnac Books
ISBN:9781800132962

Utforska kategorier

Psykoterapi som behandlingsmetod inom Medicin

Mer om författaren

Rob Hill is a relational psychotherapist with a private practice in London, UK, in which he works with individuals, couples and families. He also offers supervision to other psychotherapists. His psychotherapy and supervision training was at Metanoia Institute, London.

Recensioner i media

'In the post-truth age, where truth is seen as optional, Rob Hill conveys with exquisite vignettes and illustrations from his work, the intricacies and struggles of truthtelling. He doesn’t swerve to avoid discomfort or difficulty, and provides an inspiring read to all those who make “use of self” an integral part of their practice. His well-researched reflections look at shame, narcissism, and power, and how these shape our perception of truth – both in interpersonal work and larger systems. This is an important book for our times, as we sit with the struggles, risks, and vital importance of truthtelling in the therapy room and beyond.'

Innehållsförteckning

AcknowledgementsAbout the authorPrologue1. 'Hesitating' - Part I2. The love of truth3. 'Hesitating' - Part II4. Telling the truth in everyday life5. Types of truth and truthtelling6. 'Things left unsaid'7. Truthtelling and power I: In the royal palace8. Truthtelling and power II: In the therapy room9. 'Are you going to shoot me?'10. Shame, privacy, and awe11. Narcissism: What truth must not touch12. Truthtelling, love, and hate13. 'Let me know when you trust me'14. The impact of not speaking: Fatigue and madness15. Narcissism again: Taking possession of the truth16. Beyond narcissism: Sharing the truth17. 'What’s The Point Of Me?'18. The craft of truthtelling19. Styles of truthtelling: Provocation or attunement20. The last essayNotes