Product reviews for Their Finest Hour

Although this is a book about the greatest success stories from a host of master therapists, the thing I most appreciated about it was that none of the very experienced and successful therapists was afraid to admit to having made mistakes during their career and most came across as very humble people who were quite willing to confess to becoming angry or frustrated with their clients on occasion. When the authors went on to question them about how they dealt with their own anger, they all gave very honest and revealing answers, illustrating that therapists learn something about themselves from each and every client, whether they go on to help clients make changes in their lives or not. Indeed, in some cases, the therapist's -˜finest hour' was about clients with whom they worked for long periods of time, often only having a breakthrough after years of therapy.

I think reading this book will be beneficial to any therapists who may be having doubts about the effectiveness of their methods and help them to realise that even those who have reached the top of their profession have cause to sometimes question their own abilities and, indeed, would not be human if they did not sometimes do so.



Also, there are some good case studies for therapists to learn from and although not everyone will agree with the methods used by every -˜master' in the book, there is plenty there to whet the appetite of even the most experienced therapist.