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Couch Fiction: A Graphic Tale of Psychotherapy

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To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. I was also thrilled and didn't fully twig until the end that the author of the book is none other than Philippa Perry, Grayson Perry's wonderful wife. The story seemed too simplistic and wasn't really engaging, probably partly due to the many footnotes; the illustrations were rather poor and unattractive ; the font for the footnotes was so small they were almost unreadable ; the explanations in the footnotes were mostly too short to really offer an understanding, unless you already are familiar with these often complex theoretical ideas. It is more of a resource than a tale- it gives interesting insights into the unsaid elements of a therapy session.

A wonderful insight into the psychotherapist's couch from the perspective of both the client and the psychotherapist. As someone who goes for therapy, I found these deeply relatable at times, and I imagine that anyone who wants a raw, real picture of the sessions, and an understanding of what all goes through the mind of both the participants, would pick this up and find it useful. From the therapist perspective it was interesting to have an insight into her thoughts during the therapy process. I was engaged, entertained and left feeling like I learned a thing or two, Couch Fiction was well worth the read. The beginning was a bit lame but it became more interesting as it progressed, but I’m not sure how much I learnt (if anything).But if, as Freud said, it can turn hysterical misery into ordinary unhappiness, as he thought was its raison d'etre, then fair dinkum. Anhand eines Patienten beschreibt Perry über diverse Sitzungen hinweg, wie Psychotherapie funktionieren kann, illustriert von ihrer Tochter Flo Perry. Publication dates are subject to change (although this is an extremely uncommon occurrence overall). erm this was okay but I was expecting better, the client and counsellor scenario and the counsellors ideas felt abit to simplistic in the message that "we talk and thus everything falls into place with a happily ever after and we never again have that same problem" it doesnt so much acknowledge the fluency of the change and the chance that the presenting issues may come back and there is not always a permanent cure but rather a continous battle where we may have off days. The novel focuses on the psychoanalysis of James Clarkson Smith and shows his progress from scared new client to healthy individual, with all of the ups and downs of therapy interposed.

Sunday Times bestselling book The Book You Wish Your Parents Had Read was published in 2019 and has been translated into over 40 languages.As a therapist I appreciated the explanatory texts underneath the graphics - despite it often being information I knew, the reminder and the explanations helped me identify fresh perspectives.

Bestselling author Philippa Perry ( The Book You Wish Your Parents Had Read) turns her keen insights to the power of therapy. I took the latter approach, which may have hurt my initial enjoyment as I found the story difficult to get into at first. Seeing the nuances of therapy, the missed moments and the overzealous comments made me cringe and chuckle in equal merit.Whether it's more interesting for its content, or simply by the fact of its existence, I'll leave up to you, dear reader . Based on a case study of Pat (our sandal-wearing, cat-loving psychotherapist) and her new client, James (an ambitious barrister with a potentially harmful habit he can't stop), this graphic novel follows the anxieties, frustrations, mind-wanderings and break-throughs of each, through a year of therapy sessions together.

It was easy to sit and read this in one sitting mainly because it’s so accessible and also interesting. The illustrated story follows their psychotherapeutic relationship and the breakthroughs of each through a year of therapy sessions together. Who would think that a graphic novel (read here comic book) about psychotherapy would be a good idea?Couch Fiction allows you to peep through the key-hole of the therapy room door and, more than that, read the minds of the protagonists.

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