Diary of a Country Therapist
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| Rating | : | 4.69 (865 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0789021153 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 288 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-10-07 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
. Marcia Hill, EdD, is in private practice in Vermont. She has edited ten books about various aspects of feminist therapy and is the author of "Diary of a Country Therapist" (1994)
This book focuses not on the specifics of her clients' cases, but on the trials, successes, and fulfillment of working in this emotionally challenging profession. Who would think that one's heart could be harnessed and used intentionally as a resource? It's such a paradox. The author reveals her empathy for her clients, her frustration in money matters, and her anger at the maltreatment of women. With the advent of managed health care, she struggles to give her clients the best care she can. Marcia Hill chronicles more than a decade of her thoughts and feelings about practicing therapy in rural Vermont. It's an experience of simultaneous yielding and restraint. While this text will be enlightening for men
"OPENING THE HEART" according to Seana. In graceful prose Marcia Hill opens her heart about the job she loves--being a psychotherapist. As the seasons of her Vermont year turn, tiny details of the changes nature makes in the woods and sky reflect and enhance the human stories she tells. To open the heart of another, one must endure the heartbreak and revel in the joy of each moment, but . A very moving experience for me Reading this book was a moving experience for me as a therapist. I found Marcia Hill's observations to range from mildly amusing to profoundly wise. She modeled the kind of vulnerability within a framework of integrity which no doubt makes her a very special clinician. She has the ability to laugh at herself and the profession while it is obvious s. "A moving and powerful read" according to A fan in Barre. Hill's understanding of and compassion for her clients touched me deeply. Her entries reminded me of Rachel Naomi Remen's My Grandfather's Blessings in that each entry stands alone as a single pearl of wisdom but the whole is a beautiful strand of intimate knowing. I felt bereft when I finished; I wanted to continue in the company of this wise and
A page turner! I highly recommend this book to therapists at all stages of development. -- Jean Baker Miller, MD, Director, Jean Baker Miller Training Institute, Stone Center, Wellesley College. -- Polly Young-Eisendrath, PhD, Author of Women & Desire: Beyond Wanting to Be Wanted and The Resilient SpiritMy wish is that everyone would read this book at least once and therapists at least twice