Providing therapy to clients who are involved in the criminal justice system can be a mind-altering experience. A therapist must sit in a middle space between remorse and reparation. In that middle space, if judgment is suspended and the therapist is willing to allow reality to be bent, magical stories can be told. These stories contain characters and adventures worthy of classic myth, yet they take place on the meanest of streets and in the darkest of alleys. These are the dark fairy tales of clients involved in crime and addiction, and just like in any fairy tale, they teach us how to be more human.
This book is for those treated with psychotherapy, a person ready to embark on a self-therapy journey, and anyone curious about the therapy process-especially when the person seeking therapy is someone who already has the deck stacked against them.