In this unique and candid book, nearly 40 patients offer personal and straightforward testimonies of their experiences in psychodynamic psychotherapy.

Both remarkable and novel in its approach, Patient Testimonies of Psychodynamic Psychotherapy sees experienced psychoanalyst Mark Kinet give patients the space to speak for themselves. Each case study includes a first-person account of the patients’ experience, allowing them to explore what they felt worked and what didn’t in each individual case. Bookended by a thorough introduction and conclusion outlining the approaches and outcomes of each case, the book allows the reader to explore methods with patients experiencing wide-ranging psychic difficulties, from trauma and addiction to anxiety and depression.

This book offers psychoanalysts, psychotherapists and psychiatrists a rare opportunity to glimpse inside the mind of patients and explore the psychotherapeutic journey from an entirely new perspective.