The Soul of
Psychotherapy:
Recapturing the Spiritual Dimension in the Therapeutic Encounter
by Carlton Cornett, LCSW
"Within its slender 176 pages, The Soul of Psychotherapy has valuable nuggets for everyone, regardless of religious persuasion or lack thereof. Even if one is not a psychotherapist, there is much nourishing food for thought. This book is definitely a keeper, and I have already lent it to several friends."
Mary Hartshorn, MD
Journal of the American Medical Association
"The renewed interest in spirituality in our culture is making demands on psychotherapist to find ways of understanding this in treatment. Through showing a natural compatibility between spirituality and a constructivist approach to psychotherapy, Cornett demonstrates the manner in which a therapist can address such issues. Clinicians will find this book of interest no matter what their personal religious beliefs and practices may be."
Carolyn Saari, Ph.D.,
Dean,
Loyola University School of Social Work;
Editor, Clinical Social Work Journal
"In this lucid book Carlton Cornett clarifies both for professional therapists and for non-professional readers dilemmas about religion and spirituality that arise in contemporary psychotherapy. With much grace Cornett describes these questions, how they perplex many therapist, and how they appear, often distorted, in clients' lives. Using poignant case accounts, Cornett documents the error of overlooking the spiritual dimension of clients' lives, offers a set of sensible guides to their discernment, and models an attitude of respect and authentic wonder about his clients' religious yearnings. These profoundly therapeutic values make this book all the more readable, remarkable, and important."
Volney P Gay, Ph.D.
Professor of Religion, Psychiatry and Anthropology
Vanderbilt University
Chapter 1
Spirituality: The Unheard Dimension
Chapter 2
Defining Spirituality
Chapter 3
Spiritual Development: The Role of Parents in Shaping gods
Chapter 4
Narcissus and Psyche: Narcissistic Development and its Impact on Spirituality
Chapter 5
Love and Hatred: Spiritual Corollaries of Ambivalence
Chapter 6
The Search for Security in Moral Absolutes
Chapter 7
Countertransference and the Therapist's Values in Spiritually Attuned Psychotherapy
Chapter 8
Spiritually Attuned Psychotherapeutic "Technique"
Chapter 9
Authentic and Affirming Spirituality: Final Thoughts
Available now through local bookstores or
by contacting
The
Free Press online at
http://www.simonsays.com. Also available at
Amazon.com.
Published by The Free Press
A Division of Simon & Schuster, Inc.
Copyright © 1998 by Carlton Cornett
Hardcover: 192 pages
ISBN: 0684839024
Jacket design by Honi Werner