Even though this book isn’t really about its title- this guy is a dinosaur- as modern psychotherapy does not involve much free association or dream analysis. The present is the focus of much therapy, with the future also being important. Dude doesn’t even cover cognitive behavioral therapy, which is the dominant mode nowadays!

However, he does have some good insights, and going back to the roots of psychotherapy can bring new light to the psychotherapy of today. I wouldn’t recommend this to someone who wants to learn about how psychotherapy works today, but it’s a good historical text, despite apparently being written in the 2000s…

Some interesting thoughts on the role the therapist should play in reaction to things a patient does.