The Psychotherapist's Own Psychotherapy: Patient and Clinician Perspectives lifts a curtain that has long shrouded the intimate alliances between therapists and those of their patients who share the same profession. In this unique volume, distinguished contributors explore the multi-faceted nature of the psychotherapy of psychotherapists from "both sides of the couch." The first-person narratives, clinical wisdom, and research findings gathered together in this book offer guidance about providing effective treatments to therapist patients. Part I presents multiple theoretical positions that justify and guide the work of therapists' therapists. In Part II, eminent therapists write eloquently and intimately about their own experiences as patients. Their personal reflections offer valuable insights about what is healing and educational about psychotherapy. These narratives are followed by several chapters reviewing scientific research on therapists in personal therapy, including the first report of relevant findings from a major international survey of psychotherapists. In Part III, celebrated therapists from different theoretical orientations offer guidance on conducting therapy with fellow therapists. They reflect on the many challenges, dilemmas, and rewards that arise when two people do the same work. Their chapters offer wisdom and warnings about such issues as power dynamics, boundary maintenance, therapist self-disclosure, the termination process, and the post-termination phase of the relationship. These first-hand accounts are enhanced by research overviews on coducting personal treatment, including a new study of American therapists commissioned for the book. The Psychotherapist's Own Psychotherapy: Patient and Clinician Perspectives is an essential resource for practitioners and students of all orientations and disciplines. --- from the publisher Contents: Preface Contributors 1. Jesse D. Geller, John C. Norcross, and David E. Orlinsky: The Question of Personal Therapy: Introduction and Prospectus Part I. The Therapist's Therapy in Different Theoretical Orientations 2. Richard Lasky: The Training Analysis in the Mainstream Freudian Model 3. Tom Kirsch: The Role of Personal Therapy in the Formation of a Jungian Analyst 4. Robert Elliot and Rhea Partyka: Personal Therapy and Growth Work in Experiential-Humanistic Therapy 5. Anton-Rupert Laireiter and Ulrike Willutzki: Personal Therapy in Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy: Tradition and Current Practice 6. Jay Lebow: The Role and Current Practice of Personal Therapy in the Systemic/Family Therapy Traditions Part II: Being a Therapist-Patient Personal Experiences: First-hand Accounts by Therapist-Patients 7. Harry Guntrip: My Experience of Analysis with Fairbairn and Winnicott 8. Jesse D. Geller: My Experience as a Patient in Five Psychoanalytic Psychotherapies 9. Windy Dryden: The Personal Therapy Experiences of a Rational-Emotive Behavior Therapist 10. Bryan Wittine: The I and the Self: Reminiscences of Existential-Humanistic Therapy 11. Clara Hill: The Role of Individual and Marital Therapy in my Development 12. William M. Pinsof: A Shamanic Tapestry: My Experiences with Individual, Marital, and Family Therapy Research Findings: Undergoing Personal Therapy 13. John C. Norcross and James D. Guy: Prevalence and Parameters of Personal Therapy in the USA 14. David E. Orlinsky, Jean M. Francois Botermans, Hadas Wiseman, Helge Ronnestad, and Ulrike Willuki: Prevalence and Parameters of Personal Therapy in Europe 15. John C. Norcross and Kelly A. Connor: Psychotherapists Entering Personal Therapy: Their Primary Reasons and Presenting Problems 16. John C. Norcross and Henry Grunbaum: The Selection and Characteristics of Therapists' Psychotherapies: A Research Synthesis 17. David E. Orlinsky, John C. Norcross, M. Helge Ronnestad, and Hadas Wiseman: Outcomes and Impacts of Psychotherapists' Personal Therapy: A Research Review Part III. Being a Therapist's Therapist Personal Experiences: First-Hand Accounts by Therapists' Therapists 18. Emmanuel Berman: Conducting Individual Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy with Psychotherapists 19. Judith S. Beck and Andrew C. Butler: Treating Psychotherapists with Cognitive Therapy 20. Laura Brown: Feminist Therapy with Therapists: Egalitarian and More 21. Myrtle Heery and James F.T. Bugental: Listening to the Listener: An Existential-Humanistic Approach to Psychotherapy with Psychotherapists 22. Harry Aponte: Conducting Marital and Family Therapy with Therapists 23. Philip Lichtenberg: Group Therapy for Therapists in Gestalt Therapy Training: A Therapist-Trainer's Perspective 24. Gary R. Schoener: Treating Impaired Psychotherapists and "Wounded Healers" Research Findings: Providing Personal Therapy to Other Therapists 25. Jesse D. Geller, John C. Norcross, and David E. Orlinsky: Research on Conducting Psychotherapy with Mental Health Professionals 26. Rebecca C. Curtis and Mazia Qaiser: Training Analyses: Historical Considerations and Empirical Research 27. Jesse D. Geller: Boundary Issues and Internalization in the Psychotherapy of Psychotherapists: Clinical and Research Perspectives Part IV. Epilogue 28. David E. Orlinsky, Jesse D. Geller, and John C. Norcross: The Patient Psychotherapist, the Psychotherapist's Psychotherapist, and the Psychotherapist as a Person Appendix: Content to be Addressed in Therapist's Therapist Chapters and in Therapist-Patient Chapters Index
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