The Heart of Being Helpful:
Empathy and the Creation of a Healing Presence

by Peter R. Breggin, M.D.

(1997--Published by Springer Publishing Company)

This volume talks about how to cultivate empathy and a healing presence as the underlying principles for all professional and personal relationships in which we offer to help others.

"After years of detailing the myths and abuses of biopsychiatry, peter Breggin comes full circle. With this profound and often poignant work from his own heart, he puts soul back into psychotherapy."
--Kevin McCready, PhD
Clinical Director, San Joaquin Psychotherapy Center

"Dr. Breggin passionately captures the heart of psychotherapeutic healing. A prolific and provocative writer, his thoughts are powerful, imaginative, inspirational, and wise. Not only would I recommend this book to professional psychotherapists, but also to the lay reader who will learn the meaning and intricacies of living and loving."
--Clemmont E. Vontress, PhD
Professor of Counseling, George Washington University
Counselor of the Year
American Mental Health Counselor's Association

"Transcends scientific jargon to make a critical contribution to the helping professions."
--Fred Bemak, EdD
Chair, Department of Counseling, The Johns Hopkins University

"Brings passion and spirit to the art of counseling and psychotherapy. His insights into 'induced suffering' are a major contribution to the psychology of self."
--Joseph Tarantolo, MD, Psychiatrist, Washington, D.C.