Most often, therapists, when examining the causes of a problem, ask, “Why?” The Palo Alto School (after the name of the place in the USA where the laws of the interaction of living systems were studied) considers the main therapeutic question to be the question of goals: “Why?” Why does the patient need the symptom?
Most often, therapists, when examining the causes of a problem, ask, “Why?” The Palo Alto School (after the name of the place in the USA where the laws of the interaction of living systems were studied) considers the main therapeutic question to be the question of goals: “Why?” Why does the patient need the symptom? Giorgio Nardone is one of the brightest representatives of this school. He founded the Center for Brief Strategic Therapy in Arezzo, Italy. Often in one session — in one conversation! — he manages to solve the problem, over the solution of which doctors and patients have struggled for more than one year. A depressed manager, a girl with a dream of plastic surgery, a father suffering from panic attacks are surprised to discover that they themselves made a discovery that changed their lives. What was the role of the psychotherapist? Nardone sets out the theoretical provisions of his approach and accompanies them with a documentary recording of his «magic» sessions with comments.
REED GROUP, 160 p.