Long, Expensive, Without Illusions. A Dialogue of Psychotherapy with a Skeptic

The book is written in the form of a dialogue that takes place between the author (a psychologist, practicing psychotherapist) and a fictional character (the Skeptic). The topic of the conversation is the meaning and essence of the psychotherapy process. The author answers a variety of questions: why are psychologists needed? is it possible to do without psychotherapy? why can't one turn to a friend instead of a psychologist? what is the purpose of discussing the rules of work and is it true that any psychotherapy takes a long time? and many others.

The publication will be useful for both professionals who inevitably encounter "skeptics" and their questions in their work, as well as a wide range of readers interested in the topic of psychotherapy or trying to figure out why exactly they should go to a psychologist.