Private Moments, Secret Selves: Enriching Our Time Alone [Paperback]

Jeffrey Kottler Ph.D. (Author)

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

Solitude, as described by Kottler ( On Being a Therapist ), is "a particular kind of aloneness that is distinct from other modes--loneliness, isolation, privacy, alienation, withdrawal, or even silence." As freely chosen private time, solitude, once the province of monks and shepherds, can be crucial to one's emotional health if skillfully used. People's solitary behaviors are garnered here through interviews, questionnaires and from Kottler's patients to support his premise that being alone is an art that, when developed, is fulfilling. This mundane self-help guide perceives the obvious as revelation.
Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Paperback
• Publisher: Ballantine Books (June 18, 1991)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0345372697
• ISBN-13: 978-0345372697
• Product Dimensions: 8 x 5 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,377,896 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Jeffrey A. Kottler has authored over 65 books in the field for counselors, therapists, teachers, and the public, including COMPASSIONATE THERAPY: WORKING WITH DIFFICULT CLIENTS; ON BEING A THERAPIST; COUNSELORS FINDING THEIR WAY; MAKING CHANGES LAST; COUNSELING SKILLS FOR TEACHERS; DIVINE MADNESS: TEN STORIES OF CREATIVE STRUGGLE; BAD THERAPY: MASTER THERAPISTS SHARE THEIR WORST FAILURES; THE CLIENT WHO CHANGED ME: STORIES OF THERAPIST PERSONAL TRANSFORMATION; and THE MUMMY AT THE DINING ROOM TABLE: EMINENT THERAPISTS REVEAL THEIR MOST UNUSUAL CASES AND WHAT THEY TEACH US ABOUT HUMAN BEHAVIOR.

Jeffrey has worked as a teacher, counselor, and therapist in a preschool, middle school, mental health center, crisis center, university, community college, and private practice. He has served as a Fulbright Scholar and Senior Lecturer in Peru and Iceland, teaching counseling theory and practice. He has also served as a visiting professor in New Zealand, Australia, Hong Kong, and Nepal. He is currently Professor and Chair of the Counseling Department at California State University, Fullerton.