As a therapist, but not someone who is of a Freudian persuasion, I was very interested to read this book and it did not disappoint. Frattaroli offered a much needed reminder that we all need and deserve more than a pill, a few simple CBT techniques, and an encouraging pat on the back in order to lead successful, fulfilled, satisfying lives. He offered an intriguing look behind the curtain at a lost art that is seldom practiced today and virtually never reimbursed because of the high cost of treatment. He makes an impassioned plea for why longer term psychoanalysis/psychotherapy is essential and should not be replaced by the current biological/medication craze so in vogue with psychiatrists today. I must confess, I did not finish the book. I am not a Freudian, and while I value what he has to say and his premise, in the end, as I began to feel like it was becoming repetitive, I also was reminded of why psychoanalysis is so unwieldy and time consuming. I would certainly recommend it to someone who was interested in learning more about psychoanalysis. Frattaroli writes well and is accessbile to the layperson.

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