The author is a controversial figure within psychotherapy and counselling. Widely published, he is particulary well known for his development of an adaptive or ... » 

The author is a controversial figure within psychotherapy and counselling. Widely published, he is particulary well known for his development of an adaptive or communicative approach to psychoanalysis. This text not only brings together a synthesis of his most important ideas and the latest developments in his thinking, it also presents them in a form that is accessible to the reader new to the communicative approach as well as to those with more experience. «