On Both Sides of the Couch
A Therapist True Story of Pain & Triumph in the Healing Process
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Contents
Introduction: MY JOURNEY FROM THERE TO HERE -- xvi
Chapter 1: MEET THE DYSFUNCTIONAL FAMILY -- 1
Chapter 2: THE PEDOPHILE DOWN THE BASEMENT -- 9
Chapter 3: THE SUICIDAL MOM -- 13
Chapter 4: KNOWING A PREDATOR WHEN YOU SEE ONE -- 21
Chapter 5: COME TO JESUS -- 31
Chapter 6: BEING RAPED & ROBBED -- 39
Chapter 7: TELL TALE SIGNS OF DEPRESSION -- 49
Chapter 8: SAVED BY THE KNIGHT IN SHINING ARMOR -- 65
Chapter 9: FEMINIST THERAPY WITH THERAPIST #5 -- 83
Chapter 10: THE DYSFUNCTIONAL FAMILY REVISITED -- 93
Chapter 11: HEALING WITH ALTERNATIVE THERAPIES -- 109
Chapter 12: WHEN ONE SPOUSE OUTGROWS ANOTHER -- 123
Chapter 13: EXERTING INDEPENDENCE: "FREEDOM AIN’T FREE" -- 149
Chapter 14: RESURFACING: MOVING BEYOND DEPRESSION -- 175
Chapter 15: POST ANALYSIS: AS A THERAPIST --191
I. Leaving The Dysfunctional Family
II. Diagnosis
III. Anxiety And Me
IV. Clinical Depression
V. The Impact Of Genetic Predisposition
VI. The Role Of Psychopharmacology
VII. ACOA: Adult Children Of Alcoholics
VIII. Religious Addiction & Spirituality Vs. Professional Help
IX. Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
X. The Boundaries Of Helping And Countertransferance
XI. Therapy For Therapists
XII. My Life Today & Insomnia
Appendix I: THE AUTHORS HEALING TOOLS -- 234
Appendix II: Glossary of Psychological Terms -- 236
Bibliography -- 242
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About the Book
This book is a true account of how a psychotherapist overcomes multiple abuses she sustained growing up and throughout her young adult life. Searching six different religions for help, she ultimately loses hope for the relief she seeks, and is hospitalized for major depression. From there the author spends over a decade in therapy with mental health professionals who assist in her healing and struggle to maintain mental health. Not only does this book validate the benefits of psychotherapy, but also psycho-pharmacology, as it unmasks how others can use this book as a map of how to obtain mental and emotional health, without succumbing to the taboos of professional help. "This book is a precious gift & illustrates why we call life a present. "A must read Case-Study for all mental health professionals, graduate "An inspirational book for anyone who has emotional problems, been abused, "Heartwrenching, soul searching, spellbinding & excellently written!"
The author has explored it, lived it, celebrated it and shows how we
must never ever be afraid of it! (Life)."
Dr. Gwendolyn Goldsby-Grant
Author, The Best Kind of Loving!
Psychologist & Columnist, Essence Magazine
students and undergraduates in the field of psychology, who may also find
themselves: On Both Sides of The Couch."
Dr. Rosa Trapp-Dail, Professor
Howard University
or has family members with mental illness--The author could be a poster child
for The National Institute Of Mental Health!"
Pancheta Wilson, M.D.
Author, Inside The HMO
Ofield Dukes, Adjunct Professor
American University
About the Author
The author is a Mental Health Administrator and Licensed Psychotherapist in private practice in the State of Florida. Her Mental Health program gained National Acclaim when visited and validated by the United States Secretary of Labor. Her concern for mental health legislation led to her becoming the Founding Member of one of the Florida Mental Health Counselors Association’s County Chapters (FMHCA). She is also a member of the American Counselors Association, and the American Psychological Association. In addition, she is a Mental Health Columnist for a statewide magazine, with over three dozen articles on both Mental Health and Therapy. She writes in an attempt to demystify the taboos of emotional & mental illness and receiving professional help. Being an advocate, she does public speaking and lectures on Women and Depression, Women’s Issues, Healing Clinicians, Adult Children of Alcoholics, Emotional Abuse, Avoiding Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault, and Child Abuse. Email Address:TherapyIsOkay@Aol.com