ABSTRACT

John Rowan argues that if men are to escape from their old roles and the new pressures of social uncertainty they need to be initiated into a new kind of masculinity, but that this process must be personal to each man. He explores how therapy can help or hinder the process of transformation. Written for men who are looking for a new way of understanding their predicament as well as psychotherapists and counsellors working with men, Healing the Male Psyche is packed with useful information and exercises and supported by a wide range of references.

part I|30 pages

Materia Prima and Nigredo

chapter 1|6 pages

Introduction

chapter 2|13 pages

Light from Feminism

chapter 3|9 pages

A Case Study: The Man Who Hated Women

part II|27 pages

Fermentatio

chapter 4|25 pages

Developmental Issues

part III|71 pages

Separatio

chapter 5|18 pages

What is It with Therapy?

chapter 6|8 pages

The Personal/Political

chapter 7|18 pages

What is Therapy About?

chapter 8|25 pages

What Happens in Therapy?

part IV|27 pages

Calcinatio

chapter 9|25 pages

Individual Therapy with Men

part V|18 pages

Albedo

chapter 10|16 pages

Men and Work

part VI|13 pages

Conjunctio

chapter 11|11 pages

Couple Relationships

part VII|13 pages

Mortificatio and Second Nigredo

chapter 12|11 pages

Integrative Group Work

part VIII|29 pages

Solutio and Third Nigredo

chapter 13|27 pages

The Sexual Politics Group

part IX|8 pages

Coagulatio

chapter 14|6 pages

Training for Male Therapy

part X|7 pages

Sublimatio

chapter 15|5 pages

Therapist Consciousness

part XI|11 pages

Rubedo

chapter 16|9 pages

Integration and Actualisation