In this classic guide for new therapists seeing clients for the first time, veteran therapist and mental health writer Louis Cozolino explains all of the things he wished someone had told him during the first weeks and months of his clinical training. The book includes guidance about working with clients, such as how to cope with silence, handle direct questions, and get them to talk less and say more. It also focuses on the inner experience of becoming a therapist and ways of thinking and feeling while sitting across from clients. With a new introduction to the paperback edition, this book remains an essential clinical reference.
