In Praise of Psychotherapists

About the Book

"In Praise of Psychotherapists" gets to the heart of what really happens between two people in psychotherapy. James M. McMahon boldly confronts the problems in the profession that have wounded psychotherapy, particularly over the past two decades. He challenges the daunting theory, political infighting, unexamined personal and professional shame, narcissism, and fusion-topped off by the managed care cabal-that have left the profession and its intended beneficiaries reeling.
Still, McMahon maintains that an inexorable power of growth is unleashed when two people commit themselves to the examination of personal struggle, and he demonstrates the conditions necessary for that explosion of awake-ness to occur, in a way never before shown.
"Not since Carl Rogers has a psychologist written with such courage, compassion, and insight. Dr. mcMahon brings a completely fresh perspective to understanding human experience and opens a previously unknown window into the subject of human change. He is the rare psychotherapist who writes of his work with such brilliance and beauty as to be inspirational." Ken Byrne, Psy.D., CEO, The Balint Group, Melbourne, Australia

About the Author

James M. McMahon, Ph.D. is a clinical psychologist and psychoanalyst. He was Associate Clinical professor, the Derner Institute of Advanced Psychological Studies and for many years Lecturer and Supervisor of Psychotherapy at the American Institute of Psychotherapy and Psychoanalysis. His previous books are "The Price of Wisdom" and "Letting Go of Mother." He resides in New York City with his wife, Lijuan Niu McMahon. For information and excerpts from his other works, see www. jamesmcmahonphd.com.