The shame of the psychotherapist

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Henderson, D. 2007. The shame of the psychotherapist. Conversations in the Community, Philadelphia Association. London 08 Mar 2007
TitleThe shame of the psychotherapist
AuthorsHenderson, D.
Abstract

This paper argues that the practice of psychoanalytic psychotherapy is inherently shameful. Failure to grasp this fact distorts our understanding of the nature of what we do as therapists.There are four dimensions in which shame is an inevitable element of the identity and practice of the psychotherapist: social, epistemologica, political and phenomenological.

Research GroupCentre for Psychoanalysis
ConferenceConversations in the Community, Philadelphia Association
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Deposited24 Apr 2013
Output statusPublished
Web address (URL)http://www.aip.org.uk/docs/aippub_shameofpsychotherapist_dh.pdf
LanguageEnglish
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