COUCH FICTION: A Graphic Tale of Psychotherapy

Bestselling writer and psychotherapist, Philippa Perry, takes us on a journey with psychotherapist, Patricia, and her first-time client, James. Ever wanted to know what really happens in a therapist’s consultation room? Bestselling author Philippa Perry ( The Book You Wish Your Parents Had Read ) turns her keen insights to the power of therapy. This compelling study of psychotherapy in the form of a graphic novel vividly explores a year’s therapy sessions as a search for understanding and truth. Beautifully illustrated by Flo Perry, author of How to Have Feminist Sex , and accompanied by succinct and illuminating footnotes, this book offers a witty and thought-provoking exploration of the therapeutic journey, considering a range of skills, insights and techniques along the way. I loved it. I smiled and laughed. And nodded. One to read – Susie Orbach, author of ‘In Therapy’ (full of) wit and good sense (…) Philippa is a tonic even if you’re not her patient – Rachel Cooke, Observer —- ISBN: 9780241461785