Talk yourself better : a confused person's guide to therapy, counselling and self-help

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Sherine, Ariane

ISBN:

9781472141330

Personal Author:

Sherine, Ariane

Publication Information:

London Robinson 2018-(-)

General Note:

"Featuring Stephen Fry, Charlie Brooker, Dolly Alderton, David Baddifl & more"--Cover.

Includes an index

Subject Term:

Self-help techniques

Psychotherapist and patient

Self-actualization (Psychology)

Psychotheraphy

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Books

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SD_ILS:1635553

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'Brilliant - makes a baffling world comprehensible' - Jeremy Vine

'It's everything you didn't know about therapy or were afraid to ask, but by no means the daunting read you might imagine. Sherine, an award-winning comedian and writer for TV and radio, has persuaded such people as Stephen Fry, David Baddiel and Dolly Alderton to write warts-and-all pieces for the book about their struggles with mental health' - The Times

So you've decided you want to try therapy. But which type of therapy is best for you? Do you know your CBT from your DBT, your cognitive analytic therapy from your psychoanalysis?

Talk Yourself Better cuts through the confusion when it comes to choosing a therapist. Exploring all the different kinds of therapy available, Ariane Sherine offers an entertaining insight into each type, including interviews with celebrities, writers and therapists themselves to help make taking that first step a whole lot easier.

· Funny and clear Q&A sections guide you through the differences between therapies
· Real life stories give an honest account of the pros and cons of each form of therapy
· Therapist interviews give an insight into why a counsellor would champion their chosen form of practice
· Features contributions from household names such as Stephen Fry, Charlie Brooker, Dolly Alderton and David Baddiel.

This is an essential overview of the bewildering range of options available to you when you want to solve a psychological or emotional problem. Friendly and accessible, Talk Yourself Better stresses the importance of talk therapy in improving your mental health.

Author Notes

Ariane Sherine is a comedy writer and journalist. Her work has appealed in among others, the Guardian, the Sunday Times, the Daily Telegraph, the Observer $17.99 the Independent, and she has worked as a scriptwriter at the BBC, Channel 4 and ITV.

Introduction	p. 1
Therapy: A Short Guide	p. 2
Ariane's Story	p. 9
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)	p. 22
The therapist: David Veale	p. 26
The client: Anonymous	p. 28
The client: Polly Allen	p. 31
Cognitive Analytic Therapy (CAT)	p. 37
The therapist: Elizabeth Wilde McCormick	p. 40
The client: Ariane Sherine	p. 46
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)	p. 50
The therapist: Joe Oliver	p. 52
The client: Francesca Baker	p. 55
Musa Okwonga on the Benefits of Therapy	p. 57
Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT)	p. 59
The therapist: Fiona Kennedy	p. 62
The client: Rae Ritchie	p. 65
Other Cognitive Behavioural Therapeutic Approaches	p. 68
The client: Sarah Graham	p. 73
Psychoanalysis	p. 80
The therapist: Robert Weiss	p. 83
The client: Cosmo Landesman	p. 87
The client: Dolly Alderton	p. 88
Psychodynamic Therapy	p. 90
The therapist: Veena Ganapathy	p. 92
The client: Megan Beech	p. 96
Person-Centred Therapy	p. 102
The therapist: Jonathan Izard	p. 104
The client: Graham Nunn	p. 115
Gestalt Therapy	p. 120
The therapist: Candice Johnson	p. 122
The client: Katy Georgiou	p. 126
Psychosynthesis	p. 128
The therapist: Sandra Ballester	p. 130
The client: Atalanta Kernick	p. 134
Integrative Therapy	p. 136
The therapist: Graham Thomas	p. 138
The client: Sachin Kumarendran	p. 141
David Baddiel on Men and Therapy	p. 145
Existential Therapy	p. 147
The therapist: Claire Arnold-Baker	p. 149
The client: Anonymous	p. 158
Other Humanistic Therapies	p. 164
The client: Jean Hannah Edelstein	p. 170
Family/Systemic Therapy	p. 175
The therapist: Rachel Lewis	p. 177
The client: Francesca Baker	p. 180
Group Therapy	p. 181
The therapist: Liz McLure	p. 184
The client: John Crace	p. 187
Relationship Therapy	p. 193
The therapist: Kate Moyle	p. 197
The client: Anonymous	p. 202
The client: Hayley Webster	p. 203
Rosie Wilby on Choosing an LGBT Therapist	p. 207
Art/Drama/Music Therapy	p. 210
The Dramatherapist: Christina Anderson	p. 212
The art therapist: Jo Ray	p. 218
The client: Francesca Baker	p. 221
Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT)	p. 223
The therapist: Ruth Baer	p. 225
The client: Kieran Walsh	p. 229
Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR)	p. 231
The therapist: Oliver Wright	p. 233
The client: Anonymous	p. 238
Interpersonal Psychotherapy (IPT)	p. 242
The therapist: Bob Pritchard	p. 244
The client: Meryl O'Rourke	p. 249
Hypnotherapy/Hypnoanalysis	p. 251
The therapist: Tom Fortes Mayer	p. 254
The client: Charlie Brooker	p. 257
Computerised CBT	p. 262
The client: Ariane Sherine	p. 264
James Brown on Therapy for Addiction	p. 265
Bibliotherapy	p. 275
The client: Jules Bristow	p. 277
Medication	p. 279
The psychiatrist: David Veale	p. 282
The client: John Crace	p. 283
Stephen Fry on Mental Health	p. 287
Contributors	p. 293
Clients	p. 293
Therapists	p. 299
Therapy Organisations	p. 307
Mental Health Charities	p. 311
Acknowledgements	p. 293
Index	p. 315

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