- Hardcover: 272 pages
- Publisher: Simon & Schuster (January 1995)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0671867555
- ISBN-13: 978-0671867553
- Product Dimensions: 24.1 x 15.2 x 2.5 cm
- Shipping Weight: 544 g
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #594,593 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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From Publishers Weekly
Putting the "self back in self-help" is the stated goal of this exuberant explication of a different therapy approach-solution-oriented brief therapy (SBT), "enabling most people to resolve their problems in three to six sessions." Therapist Weiner-Davis (Divorce Busting) eschews the whys of problems and instead identifies possible solutions that allow some people to feel better about their lives without undergoing extended therapy, and often without the intervention of a therapist. Unorthodox in its approach, SBT uncovers creative solutions shown to work in the vignettes of counseling sessions presented here. Replete with practical problem-solving ideas, this presentation demonstrates an empowering technique that is the polar opposite of the "inner-child" scenario. Illustrations. First serial to Cosmopolitan and Ladies' Home Journal; author tour.
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc.
From Booklist
Weiner-Davis explains her title, "When I say `fire your shrink,' what I am really urging you to do is to fire antiquated, ineffectual ways of thinking about problems and how to solve them." She contends that getting to the root of why you have problems does not solve them. The author, a professional therapist, is spitting in the face of contemporary practices and calling for SBT, Solution-Oriented Brief Therapy, which focuses on positive self-affirmation and the pursuit of resolutions. Through anecdotal case studies, she demonstrates how to look for solutions to marital problems, family conflicts, and other personal and relationship crises. Denise Perry Donavin
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3.3 out of 5 stars (3 customer reviews)
22 of 26 people found the following review helpful
2.0 out of 5 stars
Quick Fix Solutions Just Aren't!, Nov 25 1998
By A Customer - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Fire Your Shrink!: Do-It-Yourself Strategies for Changing Your Life and Everyone in It/Cassettes (Audio Cassette)
This book has an inherent appeal, I must admit. Weiner-Davis' premise, that you really can be your own best agent for postivie personal change, speaks to our individualistic pride. Well and good, we probably *have* become a nation of overly dependent emotional basket-cases. The problem here is that Weiner-Davis swings way -- way way over -- to the other side of the pendulum. She portrays virtually all personal problems, from addiction to failing marriages, as solvable by the individual. Some of her suggestions are just absurdly overdrawn -- like her mention of the depressed person who decided to go shopping and met someone at the mall who helped her out of her depression. Just change your patterns, Weiner-Davis, suggests, and the solution will appear as if by magic.
This book might be useful for those who can stand a little more personal control over their own lives. I have nothing against that goal. What does concern me, though, is that the overly simplistic, "quick fix" mentality which prevades throughout this book can raise false hopes for people who really do need help from sources outside themselves. In these cases, "Fire Your Shrink" may be setting up certain people for a very, very hard fall after tottering briefly at a precipice of false hope.
...and no, I am NOT a psychologist or therapist of any sort... just someone who likes to see more realistic suggestions!
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars
commerical too long, July 3 2006
By DMR - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Fire Your Shrink (Audio Cassette)
I also have Michelle's book for getting your man to do what you want. This audiocassette had most of the same things in it - 'cept it wasn't geared toward just changing men.I like her ideas and have used a few of them myself successfully. However, the beginning of this audiocassette is WAY too long. It's basically a commercial for her method of helping people - which sounds great - but I didn't buy this book-on-tape to hear a commercial! I wanted her to get to the point and tell me how to do this stuff.
I suggest saving your money and not buying the audiocassette since you will have to listen again and again to the commercial. Having the book is better because you can flip thru to just the information you want/need at the time.
The book has a 'commercial' in the beginning too, but you don't have to read that part any more than just the first time. With an audiocassette, if you want to listen to the ideas again, you have to listen to the commercial again.
Books-on-tape are GREAT, but in this case, she takes too long to get to the point. The book with pages to flip thru is much better.
7 of 13 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
A great alternative approach to problem solving !, May 13 1999
By A Customer - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Fire Your Shrink!: Do-It-Yourself Strategies for Changing Your Life and Everyone in It/Cassettes (Audio Cassette)
This tape offers a refreshing and effective alternative to the traditional psychoanalytic approach to personal problems.It was read by the author;this was an additional plus. I found the tapes both engaging in style and practical in application. Hearing the concepts Ms. Weiner-Davis presents helped me refocus my energy in a big way!The tapes were so helpful ,in fact, that I sought out more of Ms. Weiner-Davis's work and found them equally engaging!
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