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

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

— How does the father influence the child's development and 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?
— Can this gap be filled and how will life change as a result?
— How to be a good dad for your children?

The answers to these questions are dedicated to the book by psychologists Julia Zotova and Maria Letuchaya. This is the third edition of the bestseller "It's All About Dad". Compared to the first edition, the authors 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 to become psychologists, as well as anyone looking for answers to questions regarding the role of the father in a person's life:
— therapeutic techniques and strategies in working with the father figure for providing more effective psychological help;
— tools that help accurately determine when the issue is specifically about dad;
— ways to assist people who have problems in their relationships with their father.

The materials and exercises offered by the authors help the reader connect with their image of their own father, fill up with resources from this figure, accept its strengths and weaknesses, internalize reconciliation 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 gain the opportunity to work with this long-silenced topic in the course of their personal therapy.

The book will be interesting to anyone for whom the issue of relationships with their father is relevant and emotionally charged.