Description: Applying the art and science of self-compassion to day-to-day therapy work.
Brief description: Tim Desmond, LMFT, a Buddhist scholar, therapist, author, and mindfulness trainer in Santa Cruz, California, was ordained into the Order of Interbeing by Thich Nhat Hanh in 2005. His groundbreaking work in self-compassion and mindfulness has been featured widely in global media.
Review Quotes: The wonderful insights, vignettes and wise teachings sprinkled throughout Self-Compassion in Psychotherapy will be of great benefit to any clinician who wishes to incorporate compassion practices into his/her work. However, readers do not need any background in mindfulness in order to benefit from this book, since Desmond offers exceptionally clear, accessible and insightful guidance in how to facilitate deep transformation for a wide range of emotional sufferings. What really makes this book unique is to show how at-home practices can emerge naturally from a mindful and compassionate co-exploration of the client's experience. I heartily recommend this book for any clinician who wishes to more deeply integrate mindfulness and psychotherapy.-- "Metapsychology Online Reviews" (1/3/2017 12:00:00 AM)