{"product_id":"a-psychotherapist-paints-insights-from-the-border-of-art-and-psychotherapy-paperback","title":"A Psychotherapist Paints: Insights from the Border of Art and Psychotherapy - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMorris Nitsun\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Psychotherapist Paints\u003c\/em\u003e is a unique account of an internationally known psychotherapist and group analyst's struggle to bring together his psychological experience and his interests and talent as an artist. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book describes a body of painting that was responsive to a major existential challenge, the COVID-19 pandemic, but which also comes from deeply personal experience; the paintings are a mirror of life through the decades. These paintings, fifty of which are included here in full colour, were mainly presented online to groups both small and large, who were invited to participate in a dialogue that became a vital part of the developing project. The value of this dialogue is reflected in the author's concept of the \"artist's matrix\", describing the social context in which an artist produces and presents their work. The paintings, together with the autobiographical narrative and the groups' generativity, combine to produce a moving testament to our times. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntrinsic to \u003ci\u003eA Psychotherapist Paints \u003c\/i\u003eis a question about what makes us creative and how creativity transforms our lives. The result is a work of both artistic and psychological power that will inspire psychotherapists, art psychotherapists and artists themselves, and will point to exciting new possibilities in all these fields.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMorris Nitsun\u003c\/strong\u003e is a consultant psychologist, psychotherapist and group analyst. He is the author of the books \u003ci\u003eThe Anti-Group\u003c\/i\u003e (Routledge, 2014) and \u003ci\u003eThe Group as an Object of Desire\u003c\/i\u003e (Routledge, 2006), which have been described as classics in the field. In 2015, he was awarded the President of the Royal College of Psychiatrists medal for services to mental health. He is a practising artist who has regularly exhibited in London, and his paintings are in collections across the world. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 198\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.48 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 21, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42119091323015,"sku":"9781032140773","price":74.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/6b2ca7ef99ff1edc5803f25d5e80e2ef.webp?v=1732538776","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/a-psychotherapist-paints-insights-from-the-border-of-art-and-psychotherapy-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}