My
Therapist is Making Me Nuts! A Guide to Avoid Life's Obstacles is an enlightening, interactive and enjoyable book providing
guidance in a refreshing, conversational dialogue that will
lead the reader on a path to personal and professional growth.
The book, which debunks the traditional "one size fits
all" model for therapy, helps readers recognize the
psychological and emotional stumbling blocks that often
get in the way of our life goals and paths to happiness
and success. Author Mark Hillman, Ph.D., DAPA, takes a personalized
approach, loaded with humorous and amusing analogies, to
help the reader "facilitate their environment."
Hillman's book is quickly gaining widespread praise and
recognition in the psychotherapy community, and has been
named a finalist for ForeWord Magazine's prestigious
Book of the Year Award in the Psychology category.
This
book carries the reader on an adventure of self-discovery
in creative chapters such as "Next Stop, The Twilight
Zone" and "If I Was A Rich Man." Hillman
guides his readers to uncover assumptions they hold in everyday
life in order to discover how to change their behavior.
Hillman's questions posed about the reader's childhood dreams
and aspirations, captures the reader in an unconventional
but captivating, effective and fun-to-read style. Hillman
also provides brief exercises at the conclusion of each
chapter, leading the reader to further reflect on his or
her past, present and future.
Beyond
the surface of Hillman's creative dialogue and informal
approach is a serious analysis of the individual and his
or her personal and professional relationships. The reader
is led to search for the real truth behind meaningless words
that fill our everyday lives as we search for approval and
avoid the real issues that surround us. This book allows
the reader to deeply explore the intrapersonal and interpersonal
in a non-confrontational format. It also affords opportunities
for reflection and real change, so readers can begin to
examine the impact of their thoughts and actions on life
and understand that there are more constructive choices
and alternatives available. Hillman's book is a welcome
and much-needed resource in the field of therapy literature,
and will be useful, illuminating and enjoyable for all types
of readers, including therapists, managers, teachers and
all others who are seeking a way to make concrete improvements
and positive transformations in their lives or the lives
of others.
~~~Review
by Erica B. Simons, Assistant Editor,
