"[This book] teaches readers, both students and experienced clinicians, how to lead a, hopefully, successful psychotherapy session. Dr Maroda guides her readers through challenges, sharing her experiences and referencing experiences of others. She explains with great detail what kind of feelings the therapist might feel, what he or she should share with the patient, and what the therapy sessions should feel like. She explains how counter-transference would work, how to incorporate it into therapy sessions, and what the issues or consequences of it might be. Through her experiences, Dr Maroda is able to reveal the fine details of what she views as a successful therapy." -Nataliya Rubinchik, Hunter College, International Journal of Psychotherapy

Aron, Foreword. The Myth of Authority: On Building a Working Relationship. Motivations for Treatment: The Pursuit of Transformation. The Unfolding of the Transference and Countertransference: The Drama Re-Enacted. The "Real" Relationship Versus the Transference and the Countertransference: The Impossible Distinction. Countertransference Techniques: Constructing the Interpersonal Analysis. Countertransference Issues at Termination.