This unique collection by leading authors explores the links between therapy and the political world‎,‎ and their contribution to each other‎.‎ The topics covered include‎:‎ psychotherapy in the political sphere‎,‎ including the roots of conflict‎,‎ social trauma‎,‎ and ecopsychology‎;‎ political dimensions of psychotherapy practice‎,‎ such as discrimination‎,‎ power‎,‎ sexuality‎,‎ and postcolonial issues‎;‎ psychotherapy‎,‎ the state and institutions‎,‎ including the law and ethics‎,‎ and psychotherapy in healthcare‎;‎ and‎,‎ working at the interface‎,‎ examples of therapy in political action from Croatia‎,‎ the USA‎,‎ the UK and Israel/Palestine‎.‎How to ‎'‎place‎'‎ political issues in therapy is highly controversial ‎- for example‎,‎ whether political themes should be interpreted psychologically in the consulting room‎,‎ or respected as valid in their own right‎:‎ similar issues arise for the role of therapeutic insights in political reality‎.‎ This book provides a map through these complex and demanding areas for therapists and counsellors in training‎,‎ as well as for experienced practitioners or other interested readers‎.‎ The contributors include‎:‎ Lane Arye‎,‎ Arlene Audergon‎,‎ Emanuel Berman‎,‎ Sandra Bloom‎,‎ Jocelyn Chaplin‎,‎ Petruska Clarkson‎,‎ Chess Denman‎,‎ Dawn Freshwater‎,‎ Kate Gentile‎,‎ John Lees‎,‎ Renos Papadopoulos‎,‎ Hilary Prentice‎,‎ Mary‎-Jayne Rust‎,‎ Judy Ryde‎,‎ Andrew Samuels‎,‎ and Nick Totton‎.‎