Book Description

In The Mystified Fortune-Teller and Other Tales from Psychotherapy, Gerald Amada provides a unique, behind-the-scenes look at the relationship between therapist and patient. In a fascinating series of vignettes, readers are taken into Amada's confidence as he describes his perception of his clients, their therapy, and the difficulties, as well as solutions, encountered in psychotherapeutic practice. As a practicing therapist for almost forty years, Gerald Amada has earned the respect and admiration of his peers in the counseling field. This book belongs on the shelves of practicing therapists as well as anyone interested in the process of psychotherapy. "These are wonderfully told tales of a listener, knowing and wise observer, and healer -- they are stories that get to the heart of what it is that happens in psychotherapy." Robert Coles, Harvard University