When Freud said love and work are the cornerstones of our humanness, Bill Ryan may have been the only therapist listening. In this soulful book, Ryan puts the relationship between therapist and client back where it belongs at the heart of the treatment process. Working From The Heart is more than a book about therapy. It is a story about ... Read morewhat it means to be human.
Jonathan Diamond, PhD, author of Narrative Means to Sober Ends and Fatherless Sons: Healing The Legacy of Loss Bill Ryan writes with the eye of an artist and the heart of a healer. He is one of those wise and warm souls who seems to have brought out the best in those with whom he worked, and who drew upon the best to hone his craft. What I liked most about Working from the Heart, is that it articulates a vision that is in desperate need of revitalization today-this vision emphasizes heart, perspicacity, and depth.
Kirk J. Schneider, PhD, author of Awakening to Awe and Existential-Integrative Psychotherapy Understanding how Ryan integrates technical training into a human encounter would be illuminating....This provocative book makes you think about the frontiers of our field, and it belongs in the library of anyone who practices psychotherapy.
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