John Marzillier worked for thirty-seven years as a clinical psychologist and psychotherapist in various settings including psychiatric hospitals, GP practices, a university clinic and in private practice. He retired in 2006 to become a writer. He has published numerous academic articles as well as novels and poems. He is a Fellow of the British Psychological Society.
AUTHOR'S NOTE
PREFACE
SECTION I: GETTING MY HANDS DIRTY
CHAPTER ONE - Beginnings
CHAPTER TWO - A suitable case for treatment
CHAPTER THREE - Getting my hands dirty
CHAPTER FOUR - How many psychologists does it take to change a light bulb?
CHAPTER FIVE - Fail again. Fail better
CHAPTER SIX - "Whatever happened to flaming June?"
SECTION II: MICROBES IN THE VAST UNIVERSE
CHAPTER SEVEN - Speaking prose
CHAPTER EIGHT - "I think I'm wasting your time"
CHAPTER NINE - Going cognitive
CHAPTER TEN - Microbes in the vast universe
CHAPTER ELEVEN - "The heart has reasons that reason cannot know"
CHAPTER TWELVE - The power of negative thinking
SECTION III: GETTING PERSONAL
CHAPTER THIRTEEN - Crossing the Rubicon
CHAPTER FOURTEEN - Dipping my toe in the water
CHAPTER FIFTEEN - "I'm so grateful for all your help"
CHAPTER SIXTEEN - "I've told you all I know"
CHAPTER SEVENTEEN - Not waving but drowning
CHAPTER EIGHTEEN - Getting personal
SECTION IV: SO IT GOES
CHAPTER NINETEEN - Working under time pressure
CHAPTER TWENTY - Thinking and feeling
CHAPTER TWENTY ONE - "I've been told you're an expert in anxiety
management"
CHAPTER TWENTY TWO - Getting too personal
CHAPTER TWENTY THREE - Unanswerable questions
CHAPTER TWENTY FOUR - So it goes
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
