Skip to content

Guilt and Shame: A Clinician’s Guide

Jan Hepburn is to be commended for producing such a concise and refreshing guide to guilt and shame from a clinical perspective. Hepburn’s focus on pathological states of neurotic guilt is particularly helpful. Guilt is more often an impediment to development rather than a sign of maturity and the way it is either fostered or deconstructed in therapy is of vital importance. Using clear and direct language, Hepburn illustrates different examples of guilt and therapeutic approaches to understanding it with skill and acumen.
Coline Covington, author of For Goodness Sake: Bravery, Patriotism and Identity.

Book Details
Author: Dr Jan McGregor Hepburn
ISBN: 978-1-80049-348-3
Format: Paperback | Digital Download
Page count: 140
Publish date: 2021
Subject / Category: Psychotherapy / Psychology

[aelia_currency_selector_widget title="Select your currency" widget_type="dropdown|buttons"]

£ 15.99

Clear
Quantity:

Print or Share this page

Guilt and Shame: A Clinician’s Guide

Full Book Description

This book, which is a concise and definitive guide on the multi-layered concepts of Guilt and Shame, is borne out of extensive research and clinical practice of Dr Jan McGregor Hepburn. She has worked with clients facing these challenging issues for a number of years and she shares her insights and practical learnings through examples and case studies in the book.

The book starts with the basic premise of what comprises Guilt and Shame, the differences between the two and why they are so hard to let go of. It then moves on to exploring the more complex nuances of working with these issues and the dilemmas that the clinicians face including Features of Countertransference, Projective Identification, Failure of Attunement and Transmitted Guilt and Shame.

The latter part of the book is devoted to effective clinical techniques distilled from years of research and practice, with helpful case studies to support the clinicians’ understanding of the practical aspects of working with these issues in real life.

Last but not the least, the book discusses Guilt and Shame in the wider social context as both these concepts are intersubjective and co-constructed experiences, so the external context has significant impact on these two internal processes. This is vital for understanding these issues in their complexity.

This book, which balances a clear understanding of these challenging concepts with real-life examples of dealing with clients facing these dilemmas, is a handy asset to any clinician’s bookshelf.

About the Author

Dr Jan McGregor Hepburn has a background in Social Work Management and Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy and is a trainer for the North of England Association for Training in Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy. She has been the Registrar of the British Psychoanalytic Council since 2005 and chairs the Professional Standards Committee.

She is the author of several papers, most notably those published in the British Journal of Psychotherapy and European Psychotherapy Journal. She has presented papers at conferences and devised and facilitated both seminars and workshops on a variety of subjects to both management dynamics and clinical topics. She is part of the ScopEd project which is the collaboration between BACP, UKCP and BPC to map the core competencies for clinical work. She is on the Reading Panel of the British Journal of Psychotherapy and has a doctorate from the University of Northumbria. Her latest book: Guilt and Shame, A Clinician’s Guide is out now with nscience publishing house.

Digital Download

1. I have purchased a book in a digital format. When and how will the e-book be sent to me?

If digital download is chosen you will be able to download the e-book once your order is complete. You can access the downloads in your account area under my account > recent orders > click the purple ‘view’ button on the latest order. You will also receive two separate emails, one with payment confirmation and thereafter, a second email with links to the e-book in two available formats, MOBI and EPUB.

2. How do I download the e-book?

MOBI – for Devices
Please note that you will need a smart phone or tablet to open the Mobi format and if using an Android you will also need the Kindle App.

EPUB – for desktop computers
If you wish to view the e-book on your desktop computer you will need to download an e-reader (if you don’t already have one).

We recommend installing the free Adobe Digital Editions (ADE) software.
https://www.adobe.com/uk/solutions/ebook/digital-editions/download.html

How to read Open EPUB or Open PDF ebooks on a computer
Once you download an Open EPUB or Open PDF ebook on your computer, you can use the steps below to open it unless you already have a software allowing you to open e-books.
1. Once installed open Adobe Digital Editions (ADE) on your Windows or Mac computer.
2. Go to File > Add to Library.
3. Find the saved EPUB or PDF file on your computer. By default, files are saved to your computer’s “Downloads” folder (unless you’ve specified a different folder).
4. Double-click an ebook to start reading.

Part of the nscience family, nscience publishing house is an independent publisher of practical, clinical-application oriented books covering the practices of psychotherapy, counselling and psychology.

Learn more

Our easy to search directory website lists the services offered by mental health practitioners throughout the UK.

Learn more

What Our Customers Say

“There was an excellent mix of formal delivery with useful visual slides, conversational question and answer sessions and live interactive exercise. Nothing became stodgy or heavy.”
“What stood out for me was how the speaker combined teaching with compassion and humanity. His outstanding wealth of knowledge was paled into comparison to his humanity - such was the depth of his own presence.”
“Your speakers are simply the best in the field! I wish I could come to more of your programmes.”
“Excellent venue and great content - thanks to you and your team for a wonderful day.”
“I am recommending you to all my students and friends in Dublin!”
“The video recordings are a great resource. Thank you!”

You May Also Like...

Get up to 20% off on our new programmes

Be the first to receive ‘early-bird’ offers!

Sign up to our newsletter
View our Privacy Policy