{"product_id":"wise-therapy-paperback","title":"Wise Therapy - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTim Le Bon\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eIndependent on Sunday October 2nd\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOne of the country′s lead-ing philosophical counsellers, and chairman of the Society for Philosophy in Practice (SPP), Tim LeBon, said it typically took around six 50 -minute sessions for a client to move from confusion to resolution.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMr LeBon, who has ′published a book on the subject, \u003cb\u003eWise Therapy\u003c\/b\u003e, said philoso-phy was perfectly suited to this type of therapy, dealing as it does with timeless human issues such as love, purpose, happiness and emo-tional challenges. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eWise Therapy\u003c\/b\u003e, is part of a series aimed at promoting an integrative attitude as its ethos. Among all the many perspectives of psychotherapists and counselors, philosophy needs to take its place and needs to find its voice. Tim LeBon has provided an effective means by which counselors can bring philosophy into their work with clients′ - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAPPA journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e Tim Le Bon′s \u003cb\u003eWise Therapy \u003c\/b\u003eis a comprehensible and well argued book dealing with the practical therapeutic applications of philosophical research that may well be of interest to philosophers but -- as the author himself intends -- will be of most obvious benefit to therapists and counselors, both by informing their dialogue with clients in new ways and by helping them become more informed about ways to resolve the ethical dilemmas arising within the context of their own work′ -\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e Metapsychology\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e A fascinating workshop for therapists and clients, backed up a thorough degree if philosophical acuity′ - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eJournal of the Society for Existential Analysis\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e I strongly recommend the book for philosophers as well as practitioners, teachers, students and supervisors in counselling and psychotherapy′ - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSelf and Society\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e Provides some additional and valuable arrows for the therapist′s quiver′ -\u003cb\u003e \u003ci\u003eIrvin Yalom, author of \u003c\/i\u003eLove′s Executioner\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e Like Aristotle, Tim LeBon examines what is said and extracts what is best from it.... There are many fascinating exercises designed to bring out and enlighten the client′s values, conception of the good life, well-being, happiness, pleasure, and the proper place of reason in life.... \u003cb\u003eWise Therapy\u003c\/b\u003e is well written and engaging. The case histories are illuminating examples of therapeutic techniques at work, the thought experiments are well designed, and the philosophical position adapted from the internal debates of the philosophers is level headed.... I recommend it highly to philosophers with an interest in counselling, and psychological counsellors with an interest in philosophy′ - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eJeff Mason, The Philosophers′ Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e Tim LeBon has... authored a text which should become a staple on the philosophical counsellor′s bookshelf.... \u003cb\u003eWise Therapy\u003c\/b\u003e is a concise, well-written book.... His ability to relate philosophical concepts to counselling concerns is admirable and attests to the skill and knowledge he possesses as a working counsellor. But, by far the most important part of Tim LeBon′s book to PC is the last chapter, \"The Counsellor′s Philosophical Toolbox\"′ -\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e Craig Munns in \u003c\/i\u003eThe Examined Life\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e  Tim LeBon has done a good job of offering practical approaches to some of the most important and vexing issues that arise in counselling.... Tim LeBon′s book contains helpful suggestions, practical information, and useful examples, and would make a good addition to the library of any counsellors willing to allow philosophy to turn mere client sessions into wise therapy′ -\u003cb\u003e \u003ci\u003ePeter Raabe, Practical Philosophy\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWise Therapy is an original and practical guide to how philosophy can benefit counselling and psychotherapy. Tim LeBon argues that therapy, informed by philosophy, can help clients make better decision and achieve emotional wisdom. He uses philosophical approaches to explore issues of right and wrong, the emotions and reasons, well-being and the meaning of life, and develops a ′counsellor′s toolbox′ of techniques that can help practitioners apply the wisdom of philosophy to good therapeutic practice.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFor counsellors who may find philosophical approaches to therapy useful, this work addresses key philosophical topics - the emotions, free will, the meaning of life and ethics. It is jargon-free where possible and assumes no previous philosophical training. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eFrom The Independent, 16th November 2004\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePlato is my agony aunt\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIt was the end of a love affair that broke her heart. Could the wisdom of the great philosophers show her how to be happy again? Claire Smith tries a novel form of therapy\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"The unexamined life is not worth living,\" Socrates said. Nor is the life you′re left with after your boyfriend has left you for another woman - at least, that′s how it felt in October last year when mine broke rank and went off with an art student from Cleveland, Ohio. We were over there for the opening of his new art exhibition. He′d flown over four days before me and had met her at a party. Supposedly, they \"connected\".\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe five months that followed were a roller-coaster of confusion, vitriol and despair. I knew there′d been problems in our relationship. We saw the world very differently; he delighted in the charm of the ordinary, I wanted maximum divinity. He walked; I galloped. He drank tea; I loathed the stuff. But, along the banks of the Thames, we′d made a promise to always stick together. Our love was something unique: \"transcendental\", I called it. And besides, we recycled. Surely a commitment to save the world would save our relationship? 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