It's All About Dad. Working with the Figure of the Father in Psychotherapy. Research, Discoveries, Practices.

Dad is important! Psychologists and educators, moms and dads, as well as children who have already grown up, this book is for you! You will learn about the significance of the father figure for a child, the impact of contact with dad on all areas of life and self-relations, and why he is so important in everyone's life.

• How does a father influence a child's development and their adult life?
• What functions does he perform, and how do they differ from maternal ones?
• What to do if there is no or insufficient positive experience of communication with one's own father?
• Is it possible to fill this gap, and how will life change because of it?
• How to be a good dad for your children?

Answers to these questions are dedicated to the book by psychologists Yulia Zotova and Maria Letuchaya. This is the second - revised and expanded - edition of the bestseller "It's All About Dad". The authors have expanded the content with a detailed description of paternal functions and reworked the section on the father's influence on male scenarios. A chapter with examples of positive scenarios in relationships has been added.
The book contains many practical recommendations and examples of psychotherapeutic work with the father figure, which will be useful for practicing specialists and students studying psychology, as well as for anyone who wants to find answers to questions concerning the role of the father in a person's life:
• therapeutic techniques and strategies in working with the father figure to provide more effective psychological help;
• tools to help accurately determine when it is indeed about dad;
• ways to help people who have problems in relationships with their father.

The materials and exercises proposed by the authors help the reader connect with the image of their own father, fill themselves with resources from this figure, accept his strengths and weaknesses, internally reconcile with him, and ultimately feel more whole and happy. Even those who grew up without a dad begin to feel his significant presence in their lives or at least get the opportunity to work with this long-silenced topic in the process of their personal therapy.
The book will be of interest to anyone for whom the topic of relationships with their father is relevant and emotionally charged.
The book is written in a language accessible to a wide audience. But it is not a light read, but a practical guide based on the authors' many years of observations and their discoveries in working with clients. You will receive recommendations that will allow you to gain insights, rethink and even change something.
The book is hardcover.