Review of What I Couldn’t Tell My Therapist: The Truths We Told to Heal Our Lives

Authors

  • Sandra Ringarp Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.70839/ky7pjs18

Keywords:

Intensive Short-Term Dynamic Psychotherapy , psychotherapy process, therapist as patient, Michelle M. May, book review

Abstract

This book review explores What I Couldn’t Tell My Therapist by Michelle M. May, highlighting its vivid portrayal of Intensive Short-Term Dynamic Psychotherapy (ISTDP) through intertwined clinical narratives and personal reflection, and emphasizing its capacity to convey emotional depth, therapeutic process, and hope for psychological change to both therapists and general readers.

References

May, M. M. (2024). What I couldn’t tell my therapist: The truths we told to heal our lives. Seven Leaves Press.

McWilliams, N. (2004). Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy: A Practitioner's Guide. The Guilford Press.

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Published

2024-12-01

Issue

No. 2 (2024): ISSUE #2: The End (and our journey there)

Section

Reviews

How to Cite

Review of What I Couldn’t Tell My Therapist: The Truths We Told to Heal Our Lives. (2024). Journal of Contemporary ISTDP, 2. https://doi.org/10.70839/ky7pjs18