Berger D M
Toronto Western Hospital, Ontario, Canada.
Am J Psychother. 1989 Apr;43(2):248-59. doi: 10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.1989.43.2.248.
Psychotherapeutic work entails many paradoxes. Emphasizing the patient's imagery and deemphasizing theory enhances understanding at the manifest level, the level of hidden themes, and the level of transference-countertransference patterns. A useful therapeutic model embraces dilemma, promotes toleration of puzzlement, and views the therapist as editor of the patient's developing novel.
