Metaphor and Meaning in Psychotherapy

Author: Ellen Y. SiegelmanPublisher: The Guilford PressPaperback:ISBN 10: 0898620147ISBN 13: 978-0898620146When therapists hear patients talk of feeling "imprisoned," "burning with rage," "trapped," or "unequipped," they are witnessing manifestations of the symbolic attitude, the hallmark of all depth psychology. Most clinicians naturally respond to and use metaphors, but they often fail to understand the full potential of metaphoric images. This volume, in addressing the transforming power of metaphor, demonstrates how clinicians can deepen the therapeutic encounter. Review "I think it is a valuable book and only wish I had had it in my hands when I was a student in training to be a psychoanalyst nearly 50 years ago." --Marion Milner, Ph.D., Member, British Psycho-analytic Society; author of On Not Being Able to Paint"This lucid presentation of the healing uses of metaphor comes from a Jungian psychotherapist w