Making Therapy Work: Your Guide to Choosing, Using, and Ending Therapy

For millions of people, psychotherapy has opened the door to self-awareness and offered life-changing possible available nowhere else. Yet even today, in a world that values both introspection and revelation, there is still an air of mystery surrounding the process therapy.
Written by practicing therapists with decades of experience, this revised resource provides thought-provoking exercises, detailed explanations, and client discussions to help you make practical decisions at every stage of therapy. The authors answer many perplexing questions about the process. Some of them include whether therapy is right for you; how to assess your progress; what to do when a loved one needs help; which strategy suits your needs; and more. Part text, part workbook, this is an essential resource for anyone considering therapy, those just starting out, those involved in therapy for some time, even people who have made the decision to bid their therapist good-bye.