Effective Psychotherapy and Psychoanalysis: Mastering the Art of Good Goodbyes for Healthy Closure - Ideal for Therapists and Mental Health Professionals

This is an excellent book for all therapists who treat patients in longer term psychotherapy. It advises how to assess in the initial evaluation the potential ability of the patient/client to eventually terminate the treatment. It also discusses the significance of the termination (goodbye) phase of the treatment and how to negotiate it successfully. This phase of treatment typically receives less attention, which this book repairs. Also, this is a relatively small book and written by good writers/therapists, so it is very approachable and easily read.