Tea with Freud
An Imaginary Conversation About How Psychotherapy Really Works
by Steven B. Sandler
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Pub Date 28 Mar 2016 | Archive Date 24 Nov 2016
Description
Why are you so worried and anxious? Why are you so relentlessly critical of yourself? Why do you repeatedly get involved with the wrong people? Can psychotherapy help with these matters? And if so, how does it help? Tea with Freud is an invitation to go behind the closed door of the psychotherapist's office to get an insider's look at common emotional problems and their treatment. Listen to the verbatim dialogue of actual people in therapy, and learn about an effective approach to resolving their difficulties. Visit with Sigmund Freud himself in turn-of-the-century Vienna, and hear an imaginary but illuminating debate with Freud about what helps people to make changes and recover their psychological health. You may be surprised to learn that the answers to many psychological struggles can still be found in Freud's original ideas, as well as in modern findings from psychology, child development, and memory research.
Part case study, part fiction, this book is a readable, entertaining introduction to some of the most important ideas-old and new-in the field of psychotherapy. It will change the way you think about the nature of emotions, the root of emotional suffering, and the effectiveness of modern "talk therapy."
Steven B. Sandler is a psychiatrist at Albany Medical Center in Albany, New York. He completed training in pediatrics, psychiatry, and child/ adolescent psychiatry. In addition to his clinical work, he teaches medical students, as well as psychiatrists and psychologists in training. He is the author of Remembering with Emotion in Dynamic Psychotherapy, a book for psychotherapists.
Advance Praise
"With the fascinating literary device of an imaginary dialogue with Freud at its center, Steven Sandler’s Tea With Freud offers a panoply of insights regarding unconscious mental functioning, the nature of psychotherapy, and the ubiquitous anguish of the human condition. Part history, part Freudiana, part explicatory discourse, Sandler’s book is fun to read and highly instructive as well." -Salman Akhtar, MD, Professor of Psychiatry, Thomas Jefferson University, Training and Supervising Analyst, Psychoanalytic Center of Philadelphia
"I read your book on kindle last month and I thought it was fantastic! Especially the sections with the real patients. I found them really engaging. Also, I read it before residency began which was nice because I'm looking forward to doing psychotherapy with real patients. Keep writing!" -Daniel Olson M.D., First Year Psychiatry Resident, Honolulu, Hawaii
"I thoroughly enjoyed reading Steven
Sandler's Tea with Freud.
"As a writer myself, I so appreciated the
light touch, grace, and charm with which Dr. Sandler was able to weave
historical psychoanalytic notions, compelling case transcripts, and touching personal revelations into a gripping
evolutionary tale. I loved learning so much so effortlessly.
"I particularly appreciated the ending.
I've already given away my first copy... now ordering more to have on hand for
sophisticated clients. I'll be highly recommending this book to friends and
colleagues for years to come." -Penelope Y Andrade, LCSW, Author of Emotional Medicine Rx
"While I frequently teach about Freud in my psychology classes, I have never been a huge fan of his. I was pleasantly surprised to find myself completely engaged with this book from the first chapter. Sandler brings Freud's ideas and theories to life in such a vibrant manner that I felt as though I was sitting there chatting with Freud myself. I especially appreciated the way he weaved in more modern theories and applications of psychology with the psychoanalysis of the past. Well written and intensely creative, I will be sure to recommend this book to my students who are seeking to understand more about Freud's contributions to today's psychology." -Lisa Workman, Roanoke, Va.
Available Editions
| EDITION | Paperback |
| ISBN | 9781457544033 |
| PRICE | US$16.00 (USD) |
