Back to One: A Practical Guide for Psychotherapists [Hardcover]

Sheldon Kopp (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 1977 | ISBN-10: 0831400552 | ISBN-13: 978-0831400552

The author writes that he offers this "detailed description of how I do therapy . . . as a guide . . . to encourage you to become ever clearer about the fun damentals of your own style of work."

Product Details

• Hardcover: 165 pages
• Publisher: Science and Behavior Books (December 1977)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0831400552
• ISBN-13: 978-0831400552
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 5.9 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,203,478 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A must read for all students/practitioners of psychotherapy, June 27, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Back to One: A Practical Guide for Psychotherapists (Hardcover)

I read this book as an assignment during my internship at a mental health counseling center. It examines the relationship between the therapist and client in a way that was not done in any of my coursework. It was very readable, and I would recommend it to any psychotherapy student interested in the dynamics of the relationship between therapists and clients.

11 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Rigid and outdated psychotherapy method., August 22, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Back to One: A Practical Guide for Psychotherapists (Hardcover)

This book offers a description of how the author conducts psychotherapy. I hope there aren't many people following his guidelines; they are rigid and off-putting. The therapy situation should be a collaborative effort, not one in which the therapist is all-powerful, all-knowing and over-controlling. If I met my therapist on an elevator and he aknowledged my presence by closing his eyes and concentrating on his breathing, I would not make it all the way to his office. Much better books on psychotherapy are The Heart of Psychotherapy by George Weinberg and On Being a Therapist by Jeffrey Kottler. Read these instead. I'm sending back Back to One.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This book by a master of the art of psychotherapy, December 5, 2002

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"alisonmaine" (Seacoast, Maine USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Back to One: A Practical Guide for Psychotherapists (Hardcover)

Sheldon Kopp practiced as a true master of the art and technique of psychotherapy. One's own personality is part of the tool bag available to a psychotherapist. Uncertain beginners may be inspired by this book, or they may be a tad intimidated. If you are not ready for this one, try Kopp's earlier "Guru" or "Buddha" books. Come back to this one after you have gained more real experience as a psychotherapist -- that would be a reasonable way to begin to become aware of the work of this impressive figure.