Sometimes Therapy Is Awkward: A Collection of Life-Changing Insights for the Modern Clinician

What an incredible book for the trainee therapist and experienced therapist alike. It reassures and validates our struggles in the room and like a warm blanket, it settles.You have doubts, are you doing the right thing, am I any good, what if...?This is the book for you. Like a great supervisor it stays with us and gently guides.Thank you Nicole Arzt

I'm baffled as to how this book costs £24.99. I bought it using a voucher which meant I paid half price, and even that feels too much. I can only think it's down to the cost of importing it.It's poorly structured, poorly written and flits around all over the place. She asks questions and then doesn't answer them. She attempts humour but it feels patronising. She uses anecdotes from "clients" that feel weak. The best quotes from this book are from other authors: Jeffrey Kottler, Irvin Yalom.I was really looking forward to reading this, and am so disappointed.

Pitched as a book for new or aspiring therapists, I know, but even as a first year counselling trainee the information and insights were incredibly basic. Common sense, almost patronising. I didnt learn anything I didn't already know and often wanted to roll my eyes at how generic it all got. The humour also felt a bit childish and forced. If this was maybe a third of the price I'd say buy it, but not worth the money in my opinion. Read 'Maybe you should talk to someone' instead.

Loved this book. Found the author Nicole on Instagram at the perfect time. As a trainee therapist myself had been struggling with low confidence and self doubt and this book just spoke to all of that! I have learnt lots, feel very reassured (healthily!) and am starting to learn that this is a marathon and not a sprint! Great book, recommend highly

Poorly written, tries to be witty but misses the mark. Wish I hadn't bothered!