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Intimate Journeys: Stories from Life-Changing Therapy

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Intimate Journeys presents an engrossing and insightful narrative of a therapist and five patients in their search toward self-discovery. Bugental includes the reader in the therapeutic process, revealing the unfolding stories of pain, sorrow, growth, and joy that these individuals experience as they seek to regain control over their lives and find personal fulfillment.

335 pages, Hardcover

First published November 1, 1990

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James F.T. Bugental

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James Frederick Thomas Bugental was one of the predominant theorists and advocates of the Existential-humanistic therapy movement. He was a therapist, teacher and writer for over 50 years. He received his Ph.D. from Ohio State University, was named a Fellow of the American Psychological Association in 1955, and was the first recipient of the APA's Division of Humanistic Psychology's Rollo May Award. He held leadership positions in a number of professional organizations, including president of the California State Psychological Association.

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January 16, 2017
Het was 2009, ik werkte op mijn eerste job, ik had er heel wat theorie opzitten en zat voor het eerst helemaal in de praktijk. Ik was nog heel zoekende, onzeker en vol bewondering voor allen die 'het wisten', zeker diegenen die al jarenlang in de praktijk stonden en er hun eigen visie op nahielden. Toen las ik het boek van 'Bjoejenthal', bij wijze van zomerliteratuur. Vol ontzag bombardeerde ik het tot mijn lievelingsboek. Het geeft een blik achter de schermen van een ambulante privétherapeut. Eén van de eerste boeken die ik een cijfer gaf op Goodreads werd dit en het kreeg er vijf.
Ondertussen zijn we 2017, wat betekent bijna 8 jaar ervaring (niet veel, maar toch genoeg om er een eigen mening op na te houden), twee therapieopleidingen en vier jobs later. Ik herlees het boek in het kader van een jaaropleiding. En ik denk er het mijne van. Nu zou ik het boek maar drie sterren geven, vooral omdat het moeilijk is te lezen over een therapeut in de 'vrije jaren zestig' waar er duchtig geëxperimenteerd werd met lichamelijkheid en seksualiteit (zowel van therapeut als cliënt). Ook al blijf ik een enorm respect hebben voor de auteur die zich hier bloot (niet dubbelzinnig bedoeld) durft op te stellen, toch zat ik vaak - in een tijdsgeest van pastoors en psychiaters met grootheidswaanzin - ongemakkelijk op mijn stoel (lees: zetel) te draaien. Desondanks: het boek krijgt de achting die het verdient: het heeft mijn therapeutische richting mee vorm gegeven. Het gemiddelde van vier ziet u in de sterren verschijnen.
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November 2, 2023
James Bugental was a very keen and articulate man. He expressed himself well in his book and was very intuitive with each of his patients. He challenged himself to always provide the best therapy he could. There is a little bit of sketchiness regarding one of his patients which was shocking when he encouraged something risque, which seemed quite out of character for such a professional that took his work so seriously. To avoid spoiling anything I'll refrain from mentioning exactly what happened. He looked at it in his own way but other than that it wasn't strong enough to make me lose faith in him over all. He was in his 70s when he wrote this book so it seems like it was a reflection. I have to give him credit and can't hate on him for being so honest. I only wonder if there was a motive behind his honesty because I don't understand why he would throw himself under the bus but I guess he just didn't see it that way. I would love to know the details. Beyond the book.
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January 2, 2016
a re-read, now in english, five collated and fictionalized cases, nice mix of characters, motivations and therapy strategies, with the general aim of getting the clients back in touch with themselves. i have some issues with how he describes sexual transference with regards to the female clients, but not enough to articulate it clearly. last vignette is especially uplifting (and turned out to be unexpectedly useful, too).
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July 16, 2016
A truly inspiring book. Lots of love for life and people.
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