The Fear of Doing Nothing

Notes of a Young Therapist

Valery Hazanov (The Science Factory)

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Aeon Books Ltd
03 January 2020

Biography: general; Society & culture: general; Abnormal psychology; Psychotherapy

"In the spirit of Mikhail Bulgakov's A Young Doctor's Notebook and Sandeep Jauhar's Intern, this is a deeply honest, searching examination of psychotherapy based on the experiences of a young sceptical trainee in New York City meeting his first patients. ""Why is psychotherapy different from talking to a friend?"" Hazanov asks. ""Because generations of self-interested therapists told us so?"" Through ten linked stories, we follow Hazanov as he navigates the maze of psychological theories he's been taught, facing the alarming dissonance between them and the tragic reality of his patients' lives. ""How does psychotherapy work? And why do people not get any better?"" Frustrated by fancy jargon and unrealistic depictions, Hazanov is on a quest to dispel the myths of psychotherapy and discover its essence. In The Fear of Doing Nothing he illuminates the intimacy, vulnerability and messiness of the therapeutic encounter, providing his answer to the question of what psychotherapy is."

By: Valery Hazanov (The Science Factory)
Imprint: Aeon Books Ltd
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 129mm, Spine: 15mm
Weight: 249g
ISBN: 9781912573059
ISBN 10: 1912573059
Pages: 204
Publication Date: 03 January 2020
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

AUTHOR’S NOTE The fear of doing nothing The rock that ties down the balloon What is breakfast? Snowflakes One day Good mourning men The dreamer and the realist Gloom and Maserati Many a time My first private patient ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Valery Hazanov was born in Moscow and raised in Israel. He received his PhD in clinical psychology at Columbia University and trained at various hospitals and clinics in New York City. Before training as a psychologist, he had worked for several years with juvenile delinquents, managing the Jerusalem district of a national program to stop youth crime. He is a former fellow of the American Psychoanalytic Association and the Columbia Psychoanalytic Center. He lives in Jerusalem.

Reviews for The Fear of Doing Nothing: Notes of a Young Therapist

"""Imagine a rich blend of 20th-century Russian literature and philosophy, a 21st-century journalist's approach to the very real and gritty problems of under-served people, an Irvin Yalom-like focus on the inner and outer worlds of patients, and a first-person account of a beginning therapist's quest for integrity. You'll be intrigued by and admire Hazanov's journey."" --Barry A. Farber, Ph.D., Professor of Clinical Psychology, Columbia University, and author of Secrets and Lies in Psychotherapy--Barry A. Farber, PhD"