SITE UNDER CONSTRUCTION 
 

Reviews 
of

• the Literature of Psychotherapy :
  Books and articles on the practice of psychotherapy 
   

• the Celluloid Couch: 
  - Analysis of Film:  Cinema from a Psychological Point of View 
  - Analysis in Film:  The Portrayal of Psychotherapy in the Movies
  - Psychological Themes in the Movies
   

• Virtual Therapy:
  Psychotherapy on the Internet

The Professional Literature:  Here you'll find reviews of books and articles written by psychotherapists focusing on the practice of psychotherapy.  Our review format includes such features as :

• core quotes
• an overview of the organization of the text (table of contents)
• chapter/article synopses of core ideas in bulleted format 
• a summary of the relationship between theory and case material in the text

• notes on the place of the text in the authors body of work

• the reviewers comments

Books and articles are indexed separately by topic and author.  Authors may have a discussion list dedicated to a dialogue about their work.  To check for availability of a discussion list for a particular author, click on their name in the Author Index.

Author Index  |  Topic Index  |  Journal Index  |  Reviewer Index

The Celluloid Couch:  Psychotherapy and the Movies

Analysis of Movies:  Here you'll find psychoanalytic and other psychological analyses of specific movies and of film in general. Our reviews include:

• a synopsis of the film, emphasizing it's points of psychological interest

• a review of how form and technique contribute to its psychological impact

• a critique of the film's (and film genre's) psychological 'assumptions' 

Analysis in the Movies:  Here you'll find reviews of how the professionals, practices and institutions of psychotherapy are portrayed in the movies. Our reviews emphasize:

• the movie's particular stereotypes of psychotherapy and their narrative function 

• the movie's explicit/implicit commentary on psychotherapy

• the movie's place in cinematic history 

The Movie Index provides an alphabetical list of movies reviewed at this site.  Each title links you to that movie's reviews.

Movie Index  |  Topic Index  |  Reviewer Index

Virtual Therapy:  The World of Psychotherapy Online
Here we attempt to review the activities of psychotherapists online, and to help you keep up with the issues and controversies that arise from the uneasy interface between the individual and typically very private world of psychotherapy and the global and relatively anonymous world of the Internet.

Links  |  Website Reviews  |  Reviewer Index