title: A Consumer's Guide to Psychotherapy
author:  Larry E. Beutler 
description: <br />"At last, advice to psychotherapy patients that is firmly based in scientific research and clinical experience. The authors bring many years of clinical expertise and distinguished research careers together in a readable and informative presentation. This book will be particularly helpful to people who are seeking treatment for emotional problems and for patients who are not sure about the value of the treatment they are getting....Will help patients feel empowered to shape their treatment, an empowerment that is particularly relevant in this era of managed care."--Kenneth I. Howard, Northwestern University
zlib_text: A Primer for Psychotherapists
  Kenneth Mark Colby, M.D.
  
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  Table of Contents
  Chapter 1: PSYCHOTHERAPY—ITS AIM AND ITS BASIC THEORY
  Chapter 2: T