Reminiscence (with a Brief Introduction to Psychotherapy)

Of the two dozen or so books that I have published, this is the second most personal, in the sense that much of it is about my adventures growing up and becoming a psychologist interested in the various forms of psychotherapy discussed in the second half of the book.

As you may know, there are many forms of psychotherapy. Most psychotherapists espouse only one of them, as in “I am a psychoanalyst,” “I am a Rogerian,” “I am a behaviourist,” and so on. In contrast, throughout my career as a psychologist, I have had a interest in many different kinds of psychotherapy,. Most of these approaches will be relatively unknown to both psychotherapists and patients alike, and that is a shame, because they are powerful change agents. If you have negative thoughts, emotions, or behaviours that you would like to get rid of, this brief introduction is just what you are looking for.

Here is a list of those psychotherapies which are discussed in the second half of this book:

• Sigmund Freud: Psychoanalysis

• Carl Jung: Positive Aspects of the Unconscioous

• Roberrt Langs: Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy

• Joseph Wolpe: Systematic Desensitization

• Albert Ellis: Rational Emotive Tharapy

• Bandler and Grinder: Neurolinguistic Programming

• Tad James: Time Line Therapy

• Cameron-Bandler: Reframing

• Andreas and Andreas:The Dissociative Phobia/Trauma Procedure

• Milton Erickson:Hypnosis and Hypnotherapy

• Stephen Wolinsky:Trances People Live

• Gerbode: Taumatic Incident Reduction

• Francine Shapiro: Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing

• Gary Craig: Emotional Freedom Technique

• Zivorad Slavinsky: Instant Enlightenment