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Duncan Kitchin - Lessons from the Therapy Room, Häftad

Häftad, Engelska, 2026

Lessons from the Therapy Room

Av Duncan Kitchin

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“Beware of thinking that you fullyunderstand your client.” – Duncan KitchinNo training course can teach you what thirtyyears in the therapy room can. In this collection of 91 candid, hard-wonreflections, veteran psychotherapist and clinical supervisor Duncan Kitchinshares the wrinkles, wisdom, and unspoken truths that shaped his three-decadecareer – the things his supervisees kept telling him they wished someone hadtaught them.From the first “What shall I call you?” tothe final, unpredictable goodbye, Kitchin walks through the real texture ofpractice: the addictions clients never mention in the initial meeting, thequestions therapists don’t ask about sex, and the silent signals of a room’sdécor, a client’s coat, or the things a therapist notices without ever beingtold. He writes with equal honesty about breakthroughs and about the momentsthat stopped him in his tracks – a question that unravelled a client’s sense ofhome, the client who told him he’d never make a therapist if he let clientsupset him, and thirty years of learning why she was wrong.This is not a textbook of theory, but a bookof practical, DIY craft – the kind of insight usually passed on quietly, onesupervision session at a time. Warm, wry, and unflinchingly honest, it’sessential reading for trainee and practising therapists alike, and a rare,humane window for anyone curious about what really happens on the other side ofthe therapy room door.
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  • Utgivningsdatum: 2026-11-11
  • Mått: 152 x 229 x 14 mm
  • Vikt: 262 g
  • Format: Häftad
  • Språk: Engelska
  • Antal sidor: 162
  • Förlag: Hawksmoor Publishing
  • ISBN: 9781918612042
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Duncan Kitchin graduated from Hull University in 1964 with a BSc (Econ), and was named Student of the Year. He went on to teach Statistics, Economics and Organisations in universities at Liverpool, Sheffield, Sheffield Hallam, Nottingham, Nottingham Ningbo (China), Loughborough and the Open University. During his academic career, he published books with Penguin, Sage, Elsevier and Routledge. Alongside his university work, Duncan trained at the Sherwood Psychotherapy Training Institute in Nottingham, and practised as a psychotherapist from 1993 until 2023. He also worked as a clinical supervisor from 2012 to 2023. He established the Counselling Services at both Sheffield University and Nottingham Ningbo. Lessons from the Therapy Room, written between 2018 and 2026, draws on the lessons Duncan learned, and continued to learn, over 30 years as a psychotherapist. In retirement, he writes poetry and performs at open mic poetry evenings.

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"An extraordinary collection ofclinical stories and wisdom that every in-training or practising therapistneeds on their shelf. Written with a unique voice, Duncan sharesthree decades of profound insights with humility, humour, and humanity. Whilemanuals tell us what to do, this book teaches us how to be. It captures theexquisite, messy, unquantifiable magic that happens when theory ends, and humanconnection takes over.The beauty of this collection lies in its vulnerability. By demystifying themyth of the ‘perfect’ therapist and exposing his own missteps anduncertainties, Duncan achieves something rare, he alleviates the lonely burdenof the practitioner and replaces it with a sense of shared, trustedcompanionship. You don’t just read this book; you sit with it." HelenBishop, Psychotherapist, Clinical Supervisor, Former Trustee of KingstonWomen’s Centre"No training course, however rigorous, can fully prepare a therapist forwhat unfolds in the room, only lived experience. This is an essential manualsprinkled liberally with pearls of wisdom, reminding us that we are all human,we can all make mistakes, and must approach each client, each session, anew-the truest lessons from the therapy room." Stephanie Rotherham.Therapist, Clinical Supervisor and ex-Head of BA Integrative RelationalCounselling, Kingston College."A real page-turner." Bonnie Groves. Counsellor in PrivatePractice

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