In Search of Solutions: A New Directions in Psychotherapy [Hardcover]

William Hudson O'Hanlon (Author), Michele Weiner-Davis (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 1989 | ISBN-10: 0393700615 | ISBN-13: 978-0393700619 | Edition: 1st

Private Practice, Omaha, Nebraska.

Editorial Reviews

Review

[A] well-written account of the clinical experience with a particular psychotherapeutic approach. -- Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

About the Author

Bill O’Hanlon, is a founder of Possibility and Inclusive Therapies and is the author or coauthor of more than twenty books, including Do One Thing Different and Quick Steps to Resolving Trauma. He lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

Michele Weiner-Davis, Ph.D. is an internationally known relationship expert, marriage educator, best-selling author and psychotherapist, specializing in a solution-oriented approach aimed at helping people change their lives quickly and painlessly. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 191 pages
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company; 1st edition (January 1989)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0393700615
• ISBN-13: 978-0393700619
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.6 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #412,361 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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18 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An inspiring book for any counselor., September 16, 1997

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This review is from: In Search of Solutions: A New Directions in Psychotherapy (Hardcover)

This book contains a number of simple, yet powerful, suggestions for helping counseling clients move from domination by their problem to reliance on their own solutions and strengths. The authors are inspiring and I intend to apply the perspectives in my healing work as a counselor.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Ignore the problem, January 4, 2010

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This review is from: In Search of Solutions: A New Direction in Psychotherapy, Revised Edition (Paperback)

In a world where therapists seem to be so focused on the etiology of everything and every behavior out there. With managed care everyone wants to know the symptoms and what is the code. Is it bi-polar one, two, or NOS? To our rescue comes Bill and Michelle who present and idea about being positive and believing that a reframe can change everything. Perception is everything, truth is subjective.

Excellent work, the skills and techniques embodied in this book are easy to understand, but I would imagine they are hard to put into play.

Great book.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent solution-oriented therapy book, November 6, 2006

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A. Shahmirzadi (Bethesda, MD) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: In Search of Solutions: A New Direction in Psychotherapy, Revised Edition (Paperback)

This book provides useful information for anyone who wants to learn about solution-oriented therapy. The authors provide various examples from their own case studies and clearly outline the necessary solution-oriented language that therapists should use.