Psychodynamic Counselling Primer

Mavis Klein (1937- 2014) was a psychotherapist in private practice and consultant Transactional Analyst to senior managers in business and industry, and to health service practitioners, for over 30 years. The Psychodynamic Counselling Primer was her 7th book.

• Introduction 1. The origins of psychodynamic counselling 2. Basic assumptions 3. The structure and functions of the mind 4. Health and pathology 5. The development of personality and character 6. Latency, puberty, adolescence and beyond 7. Theories and therapies 8. Transactional analysis: Psychoanalysis made conscious 9. The process of therapy 10. A psychodynamic counselling transcript 11. Psychodynamic research and applications Appendix: Resources for learning Glossary

Clearly, given that this book has 123 pages, it is not meant as an in-depth study of psychoanalysis, but rather as a brief presentation that would be suitable as an introduction to Freudian concepts. As such, Klein does this brilliantly. Marcia E Ring, Clinical Specialist, Psychiatry/Mental Health, Journal of Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing, 2007.