Reviews for Stop the Anger Now

The average rating for Stop the Anger Now based on 2 reviews is 3.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2011-06-18 00:00:00 Gilberto Lopez Certainly a helpful read for navigating the many pieces of the counseling relationship that are not often the subject of focus, the nuts and bolts pieces of discussing billing and late fees, discussing confidentiality, etc. Bender's fictional CE, Sally, is used throughout the book to illustrate how the conversations would be carried out in different situations. This aspect of the book is certainly helpful, as the conversations are very thoughtfully written, many helpful questions are included, and do a solid job of illustrating what Bender seeks to communicate. I found the chapter Management of Impasses particularly helpful, as well as some of the content from Enhancing the Alliance. I have found this to be a useful read with some really important content both communicated and illustrated, even if some sections felt a bit dry to me (the terrain almost requires it).

Review # 2 was written on 2014-02-22 00:00:00 John Martinelli Suzanne Bender's Becoming a Therapist appears to contain very good and very responsible advice regarding how psychotherapists ought to deal with patients professionally and empathically. The advice is based on the author's own experience and she uses a kind of narrative with a constructed patient throughout the book to show the DOs and DON'Ts with patients.