PART I: GETTING STARTED [7]
1 Prisons We Make for Ourselves [9]
2 Paths to Help [17]
3 Bridges from Here to There [29]
4 The Therapeutic Jungle, Part I:
Social Workers, Psychologists, and Psychiatrists [39]
5 The Therapeutic Jungle, Part II:
Outside the Mainstream [48]
6 Where You Can Find Help [54]
7 Self-Diagnosis: Mapping Your Way to a Therapy [59]
8 Emotional Problems That May Have Physical Causes [99]
PART II: EXPERIENCING THERAPY [111]
9 Psychoanalysis [113]
10 Psychotherapy, Part I:
Client-Centered Therapy, Gestalt Therapy,
Transactional Analysis, Rational-Emotive Therapy, and
Existential-Humanistic Therapy [123]
11 Psychotherapy, Part II:
Logotherapy, Reality Therapy, Adlerian Therapy,
Emotional Flooding Therapies, Direct Decision Therapy [150]
12 Behavioral Psychotherapy [173]
13 Group Therapy [184]
14 Marriage and Family Therapy [194]
15 Channeling Awareness: Exercise, Biofeedback,
Relaxation Training, Hypnosis, and Meditation [204]
16 Drug and Nutrition Therapies [227]
PART III: IMPORTANT QUESTIONS [239]
17 Locating a Therapist [241]
18 Should You Be Hospitalized? [252]
19 Confidentiality: Your Privacy [257]
20 Does Therapy Work? [267]
21 Life After Therapy [282]
PART IV: APPENDIXES [287]
Appendix A: Agencies and Organizations That Can Help
(United States and Canada) [289]
Appendix B: Suggestions for Further Reading [298]
Index [307]
ABOUT THE AUTHOR [313]