{"product_id":"psychotherapy-the-quest-for-happiness","title":"Psychotherapy \u0026 The Quest For Happiness By Deurzen, Emmy Van","description":"\"A passionate and thought-provoking book, particularly in our present economic climate\" -\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTherapy Today, May 2009\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A vibrant, passionate, and hugely readable text which goes to the heart of the therapeutic project: how to help clients lead fuller and more meaningful lives\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMick Cooper, Professor of Counselling at University of Strathclyde\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe unspoken yearning that brings people to therapy is often that of a desperate desire for happiness.  Should therapists ignore this desire, interpret it or challenge it? And what does our preoccupation with happiness tell us about contemporary culture and the role of the therapist?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this book, Emmy van Deurzen addresses the taboo subject of the moral role of psychotherapists and counsellors. Asking when and why we decided that the aim of life is to be happy,  she poses searching questions about the meaning of life. Psychotherap y and the Quest for Happiness  seeks to define what a good life consists of and how therapists might help their clients to live well rather than just in search of happiness.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis text makes stimulating reading for all trainee and practising counsellors and psychotherapists, especially those interested in the existential approach.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEmmy van Deurzen\u003c\/b\u003e is Co-Director of the Centre for the Study of Conflict and Reconciliation, and honorary Professor at the School of Health and Related Research, University of Sheffield\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58006434546046,"sku":"NW9780761944119","price":46.64,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9780761944119.jpg?v=1789105844","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/products\/psychotherapy-the-quest-for-happiness","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}