Good Goodbyes: Knowing How to End in Psychotherapy and Psychoanalysis

Jack Novick; Kerry Kelly Novick

ISBN 10: 0765704129 / ISBN 13: 9780765704122

Published by Jason Aronson, Inc., 2006

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VERY GOOD hardcover, no marks in text, inscribed by author Kerry Kelly Novick on front free endpaper, tight binding, very clean exterior, appears unread.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Good Goodbyes: Knowing How to End in Psychotherapy and Psychoanalysis
• Publisher: Jason Aronson, Inc.
• Publication Date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0765704129
• ISBN 13: 9780765704122
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Very Good
• Book Type: Book

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Synopsis

Within the framework of the therapeutic relationship and a clearly articulated set of goals for therapy, Jack Novick and Kerry Kelly Novick describe how to recognize and respond to termination themes from the very beginning of treatment. Each phase of treatment brings its own challenges, as well as the risk of premature ending by patient or therapist. Each chapter in this book addresses specific danger signals to look out for and helpful techniques to support treatment.

With vivid clinical examples from all diagnostic groups and all stages of development, the Novicks demonstrate how to engage each patient in building the “emotional muscle” needed to master life’s challenges, transform early losses, and integrate new experiences of joy and sadness into the personality.

About the Author

Kerry Kelly Novick is a child, adolescent, and adult psychoanalyst who trained with Anna Freud. She is on the faculties of the Michigan Psychoanalytic Institute, the Michigan Psychoanalytic Council, the New York University Psychoanalytic Institute, the New York Freudian Society, the Chicago Center for Psychoanalysis, and the University of Michigan Medical School. She has been working with children and families for over 40 years and joined other colleagues to found a non-profit psychoanalytic school, Allen Creek Preschool, in Ann Arbor.