Setting out : the importance of the beginning in psychotherapy and counselling - Murdin, Lesley; Errington, Meg (London : Routledge, 2005)
In the beginning was the word -- The birth of a narrative self -- Diagnosis: should we even begin -- Contracting: how do we mean to go on? -- Expectations: the birth of pattern recognition -- Transference: the birth of the problem of reality -- The therapeutic alliance: perhaps we can work together -- Countertransferance: love at first sight -- What do I do now? the birth of the professional self
Keywords: Psychotherapy; Counseling; Professional-Patient Relations