An Insider’s Guide to Psychotherapy by Dr. Richard Raubolt & Dr. Kirk Brink

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196 pages

Health-Mind & Body-Self help

Four stars ****

Pub date: 05 May 2026

My thoughts:

I like the way that this title was organized into sections. These include Common Objections to Therapy, Getting the Help You Need and, With A Little Help From Our Friends. Just a few of the subsections are titled Why Should I Talk to a Stranger, How Do I Find a Good Therapist and, Grief Counseling (this third section is about different types of therapy. Other contributors helped here).

The authors jump right in, letting readers know how they became interested in this field. Note that co-author Dr. Brink died before the publication of this title. He is, though, very present in these pages.

The two organized this book as a series of questions and answers. Readers can dip in and out, although they may want to read in order. Either way, many concerns about therapy and how it works are discussed in this accessibly written title.

Those who are thinking about seeing a therapist and/or those who are in therapy will find this to be a good resource. It helps to demystify what therapy is, how it works and more.

Many thanks to NetGalley and Koehler Books for this title. All thoughts are my own.

Description:

from the publisher

Plenty of people still don’t understand the basics of therapy-including those with a growing sense that they need help. An Insider’s Guide to Psychotherapy addresses some of the most basic questions you may have about working with a therapist.

Brink and Raubolt have written their guide as a series of answers to questions they’ve encountered during their decades of experience as psychotherapists-ranging from initial skepticism to concerns about whether therapy is working, to developing a clear sense of when it’s time to stop. They’ve also enlisted experts in more specialized fields of psychological therapy, such as couples therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy, and less well-known specialties such as EMDR or gendered therapy. The result is a trustworthy, one-stop resource that may be of as much help to newer therapists as it is to new or potential clients.

Full of common-sense advice and free of psychological jargon, An Insider’s Guide to Psychotherapy is a no-nonsense guide to getting the help you need.

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A Note From the Publisher on the authors:

Richard Raubolt, PhD, ABBP, is a licensed clinical psychologist and a board-certified psychoanalyst who has been in independent practice for more than forty years. The founding editor of the online journal Otherwise, he served on the board of the International Forum for Psychoanalytic Education for ten years and was elected president of the Michigan Group Psychotherapy Society. He is the author of two previous books and more than thirty professional papers, and he has produced five films, three of which were nominated for awards given by the National Association for the Advancement of Psychoanalysis.

Kirk L. Brink, PhD, is a licensed clinical psychologist who has served as an adjunct faculty member in several different colleges and universities while maintaining an active practice of individual, group, couples, and family psychotherapy, along with supervision of other therapists. He has also served as a consultant with mental health agencies, businesses, and regional hospitals. He has been a board member of the Michigan Group Psychotherapy Society and the Institute for Individual and Group Psychotherapy for the last twenty years.