Critical Therapy: Power And Liberation In Psychotherapy

Not all revolutions begin in the street. Sometimes, they start in the psychotherapy office, on the couch.Psychotherapy needs a revolution. Historically, its goal has been to accommodate individuals to oppressive social systems. In this revealing and timely book, practicing psychotherapist, Silvia M. Dutchevici, provides a long-overdue social-justice model for therapy aiming toward liberation and personal agency. In Critical Therapy: Power and Liberation in Psychotherapy, patients and therapists are invited to look closely at ways power works in relationships. Drawing on liberation psychology scholarship and a decade of practice, Dutchevici examines how the therapeutic relationship itself is shaped by issues-such as money, race, class, and gender-often considered taboo.In offering more than comfort and insight, critical therapy supports patients as they awaken their own transformative power; create collaborative relationships, workspaces, and environments; and come to see themselves as agents of change in a still unfinished democracy.Written in simple and concise language, Critical Therapy is a must-read for anyone who has had, is thinking of having, or is practicing psychotherapy.

• | Author: Silvia Dutchevici
• | Publisher: Critical Therapy Institute Press
• | Publication Date: Sep 07, 2022
• | Number of Pages: 82 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback
• | ISBN-10: 0578377268
• | ISBN-13: 9780578377261