{"product_id":"on-the-brink-of-nowhere-ophelia-wynters-9781764094320","title":"On The Brink of Nowhere: A Client's Story of Psychotherapy","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'She seems to be destroying me on some level and saving me on another.'\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOphelia Wynters is on the verge of taking her own life. She has only recently started seeing a new therapist - one who seems calm, wise and incredibly available. The therapist persuades Ophelia not to act on her self-destructive impulses, and Ophelia starts to invest the therapist's every word and gesture with intensely personal meaning. For a considerable time, therapy seems to be working - but then it slowly unravels.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWynters' story delivers a nuanced, revelatory\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003eand gut-wrenching account of being a client in therapy over the period of four years. Focusing heavily on the connection with her therapist, Wynters reveals her own vulnerabilities with a raw honesty that lays bare her most painful and terrifying thoughts and feelings. Every minute of every day becomes a struggle for Ophelia, fluctuating between feeling loved and hated, safe and unsafe, powerful and powerless. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHolding a Graduate Diploma in Counselling and a Master of Social Work degree, Wynters draws on an earlier time in her life when she was both receiving therapy and starting her own career in the industry.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHer story highlights the significant power dynamic, both real and perceived, inherent in the therapist-client relationship and serves as a powerful warning for both clients and practitioners about the potential consequences when a therapist loses sight of professional boundaries.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ophelia Wynters\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1764094328\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781764094320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Ophelia Wynters\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/01\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 334\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.75d","brand":"Ophelia Wynters","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48175696543999,"sku":"9781764094320","price":23.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_7d95b524-6250-456f-9030-7458e647a266.jpg?v=1771335334","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/on-the-brink-of-nowhere-ophelia-wynters-9781764094320","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}