Building the Therapeutic Sanctuary

by Ron McDonald


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Softcover
£9.25
Softcover
£9.25

Book Details

Language : English
Publication Date : 01/12/2000

Format : Softcover
Dimensions : 5x8
Page Count : 162
ISBN : 9781588202338

About the Book

Building the Therapeutic Sanctuary presents a guide for both the beginning and advanced therapist interested in creating the best healing environment for their patients.

Divided into three parts, the book describes how to create a place of refuge that encourages a safe, comfortable and healing relationship and presents a highly useful theory of the stages of change in the therapeutic process--an important contribution to contemporary thinking about spirituality, psychology and family systems theory. The book shows how psychotherapy based on sound theological principles advances the healing potential in the relationship between therapist and patient.


About the Author

Dr. Ron McDonald has been a pastoral counselor for over 20 years and is currently practicing at the Church Health Center in Memphis, Tennessee, a nationally recognized medical facility for the working poor. He was educated at Hendrix College in Conway, Arkansas; Union Theological Seminary in New York City; Saint Paul School of Theology in Kansas City, Missouri; and the Training Institute for Counseling and Therapy of the Foundation for Religion and Mental Health in Briarcliff Manor, New York. He is a Diplomate in the American Association of Pastoral Counselors.

Additionally, he is a folksinger and storyteller who performs with his guitar and hammer dulcimer. He is married with two sons.

Dr. McDonald's e-mail address is mcdonaldr@churchhealthcenter.org