Waterfalls of Therapy - by Michael R Elliott (Paperback)

About the Book

Book Synopsis

Waterfalls of Therapy is an illuminating collection of poetry about the therapy process. It was written in poetry rather than prose in order to provide a resource to readers that would lead them to feel the energy and life of the therapy process. The volume is a statement of the content and proess of therapy. As process may be understood as change over time, this poetry is a demonstration of that change with poems reflecting different stages of therapy. This collection is a statement of things happening. The poems reflect real-life interactions, yet, none of the poems are any one specific client. Rather, they lay out a pattern that develops in therapy from beginning to end and all the wonderful things in between. Therapy is not about change or trying to change or wanting to change; rather, therapy is change. This collection is about listening to and hearing yourself and discovering who you are--the most wondrous and wonderful thing in life. In illuminating the process of therapy in poetic form, Waterfalls of Therapyis a wonderful read for both therapists and clients.

Review Quotes

Michael Elliott takes us on a poetic journey through the psychotherapy process, eschewing jargon, and embracing human connection and healing conversations along the way. His poetry is embedded in therapeutic dialogues where simplicity and a subtle turn of the phrase opens to the depths of struggle, hope, and change. In this era of the medicalization of human suffering and high-tech substitutions for real human connection, Elliott's poetry humanizes our endeavor to live fully.

Randall C. Wyatt, PhD, Psychologist, Associate Professor, California School of Professional Psychology, San Francisco