Escape from Babel: Toward a Unifying Language for Psychotherapy Practice (Norton Professional Books (Paperback))

Probably one of the most powerful books I have have read on the topic. Thank you!

To the person below that gave the one star review about how the book doesn't describe how to facilitate a "good" relationship with the client: there is no describing in text how to facilitate a healthy and therapeutic alliance with a client because it comes from the genuineness and empathy from the therapist. There is no way of teaching someone this, you have to find it in yourself and a big part of it has to do with genuinely caring about the client and exhibiting unconditional positive regard. This should already be something that is known when you begin graduate school. Overall, I completely agree with the text. Sometimes, as clinicians, we focus too much on the theories learned in school rather than remembering that sometimes all a client needs is our focus and attention and most importantly, our empathetic responses to the client. This explains why therapy has taken a post-modernist stance and you see a lot of these new theories coming into light such as the book mentions, solution-focused and others such as recovery oriented, narrative and so on. Great book.

Good for grad school textbook!

As a professional helper I found their research to be enlightening and their stories told with a very wicked satirical side that I love. It is a book that people who really, really desire to help people in pain can learn from.

I had to buy and read this book as part of my counseling program. The book was really a waste of time. The authors basically slammed all theoretical orientations with the exception of their own, which is Solution Focused. They talk about how the relationship is the most important element of the counseling relationship, yet they really don't expand on how one would facilitate a "good" relationship. Don't buy or read this book unless you absolutely HAVE TO.

A good book to for novice and expert counselors and therapists. Assists the provider in calibrating process and outcomes with clean interaction.

Exactly as ordered and came in the mail quickly.Good for anybody looking for things a counsellor should bring to their practise to be effective.

It's a book, and for you younger readers, that's like the Internet made of trees.

A little repetitive in terms of ideas but a good and helpful read. I feel that this is a book that could easily be condensed into something shorter and more objective.

Highly recommend for any psychotherapist out there. Must read, good foundation for students and professionals in the field. It's time we all focus on what actually works!

I got the right book, but not a hardcover as advertised.

心理学を学部、院と学んできて、「あれれ、心理学のえらーい人たちは結局おんなじようなこと言ってるなあ」と思うことしきり、でした。どんな理論家も人間を対象として研究してるんだから、おんなじようなこと言ってるように聞こえるのは、実は当たり前のことなんだけど。でも、多くの理論家って、ほかの人と違うことを強調します。だれかにそういう感想をシェアして欲しかった今日この頃、偶然この本のあることを知り、さっそく読んでみました。著者らは（たぶん）膨大な文献レビューを経て、とってもシンプルなポイントを指摘してくれました。現場へ出て行くにあたって、これほど心強い支えはないんじゃないかな、と思います。

I got the book, but not a hardcover as advertised. It is a paperback