"Facing memory loss at age ninety-three as well as the fallout from a global pandemic that moved much of daily life online, [the author] was forced to vastly reconsider the shape of his sessions with patients. Rather than throw in the towel in the face of change, [the author] considered head-on the limitations imposed by these new realities and revolutionized his practice. Turning his focus to what might be achieved in a one-hour, one-time-only meeting between patient and practitioner, [the author] employed an even more concerted use of his 'here and now' approach. In [this book], [the author] recounts some of these intense, life-changing sessions, exploring an array of human predicaments and his own late-career development as a therapist. In recounting these consultations, he shows how a therapist's willingness to be open helps patients let down their own guards, leading to a deeper and more immediate connection--one necessary to achieving profound realizations in just sixty minutes. This vulnerability led [the author] to disclose details about his personal life that he might previously have kept hidden from patients, including his traumatic childhood in Washington, DC, the evolution of his thinking about philosophy and psychotherapy, and the recent death of his wife. Throughout, he pushes the boundaries of self-revelation as a therapeutic tool. Life is precious and our time together short."--Provided by publisher.
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