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u/[deleted] · 8 pointsr/IAmA

That's such an interesting question.. I'll give you three, although my answer may change radically from day to day.. These have all shaped me in very significant ways..
http://www.amazon.com/Gift-Therapy-Reflections-Being-Therapist/dp/0749923733
In my opinion the best book on what therapy is actually like for the therapist as well as for the client.
http://www.amazon.com/Persuasion-Healing-Comparative-Study-Psychotherapy/dp/0801846366
This is a fascinating book about the power of the placebo affect in therapy. The author argues that a therapist's confidence is the primary factor in psychological healing..
http://www.amazon.com/Human-Change-Processes-Foundations-Psychotherapy/dp/0465031188
This book is utterly brilliant, and made more fascinating to me by the fact that the author eventually committed suicide. Many therapists have, including Freud...

u/stchrysostom · 2 pointsr/psychotherapy

If you have not already done so, read this:

Persuasion and Healing: A Comparative Study of Psychotherapy https://www.amazon.ca/dp/0801846366/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_pkx2DbBE0EWXF

u/shadowwork · 2 pointsr/Psychiatry

I feel like most psychiatrists think psychodynamically, but prescribe therapy cognitive-behaviorally. I recommend, Brief Dynamic Therapy by Hanna Levenson. This helped me conceptualize maladaptive behavior in a way that really fit my own worldview. It's dynamic theory but has many CBT components, and it's super short.

Right now I'm reading Persuasion in Healing. It's not exactly what you're asking for but it gives an interesting history of conceptualizing the healer and their role in the relationship.