Forced Endings in Psychotherapy and Psychoanalysis: Attachment and loss in retirement - Paperback
Forced Endings in Psychotherapy and Psychoanalysis: Attachment and loss in retirement - Paperback
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by Anne Power (Author)
Forced Endings in Psychotherapy and Psychoanalysis: Attachment and Loss in Retirement explores the ambivalence the therapist may feel about letting go of a professional role which has sustained them. Anne Power explores the process of closing a private practice, from the first ethical decision-making, through to the last day when the door of the therapy room closes. She draws on the personal accounts of retired therapists and others who had to impose an ending on clients due to illness, in order to move house, to take maternity leave or a sabbatical.
This book opens up an area which has been considered taboo in the profession so that future cohorts can benefit from the reflections and insights of this earlier generation. It will support clinicians making this transition and aims to support ethical practice so that clients are not exposed to unnecessary risks of the sudden termination of a long treatment. This book will be essential reading for practicing psychotherapists and psychoanalysts, and to undergraduate and post-graduate students in clinical psychology, psychiatry and social work
Author Biography
Anne Power is an attachment-based psychoanalytic psychotherapist working with individuals and couples. She teaches at Regent's University London. She is interested in retirement, both as a supervisor and as a middle-aged therapist wondering how she will manage this transition herself.
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