Wit and Wisdom in Dynamic Psychotherapy

Would you like a pithy quote on transference? Feel all the good lines about caring in psychotherapy have been used? Gregory Bauer in his new collection "Wit and Wisdom in Dynamic Psychotherapy," proves for once and for all that our field has a treasure trove of quotes that is virtually inexhaustible. The book is organized around 16 topics and the quotes are interesting, useful, and surprisingly readable, even as a continuous book. The quotes range in both style and orientation. Here are two samples that at least show the range of style: "Advice is free (and worth it...)" - Kenneth Colby "By answering rather than analyzing the question, the analyst unconsciously acted out the omnipotent role attributed to him by the patient..." - Theodore Dorpat "Bauer supplies us quote for quips at cocktail parties, discussions of papers and general psycho therapeutic fun, as well as quotes that are ideal for the beginnings of chapters, papers, and even for learning what a variety of authors gave to say about a topic. It is an interesting, lively book that is worthwhile as a reference or to read as a type of text in psychotherapy." - Stephen Ellman, Ph.D.