ABSTRACT

Through interviews with divorced therapists from diverse cultures, philosophies, and generations, this book explores how a therapist’s divorce impacts their work with clients in couples therapy. Interviewees speak of their own experiences with trauma recovery, countertransference, self-disclosure, resilience, and other issues during and after divorce. These experiences are also correlated to previous studies exploring the counseling process and variables that might affect the outcome. Through the stories of other professionals, therapists will gain insight into developing self-awareness and utilizing the person-of-the-therapist model to successfully navigate the impact of their own life crisis as they work with clients. This text will provide enlightenment and courage for divorced or divorcing therapists, as well as any therapist who lives through the experience of managing their own relationship struggles while continuing to lean in and support their clients. 

chapter |10 pages

Introduction

chapter 1|19 pages

“Being” a Mental Health Professional

chapter 2|15 pages

Our Stories

chapter 4|14 pages

Working on Self-Awareness and Recovery

chapter 5|10 pages

Is My Own “Stuff” Getting in the Way?

chapter 6|9 pages

Do I Have Wisdom to Share? Am I Credible?

chapter 7|11 pages

To Tell or Not to Tell

chapter 9|14 pages

Moving Forward