The Fear of Doing Nothing: Notes of a Young Therapist
Valery Hazanov
What is psychotherapy, really?
The Fear of Doing Nothing: Notes of a Young Therapist by Valery Hazanov invites readers into the unfiltered reality of psychotherapy – not as it’s often portrayed, but as it’s genuinely lived.
In the tradition of Mikhail Bulgakov’s A Young Doctor’s Notebook and Sandeep Jauhar’s Intern, The Fear of Doing Nothing offers a raw, reflective look at psychotherapy from the perspective of a young therapist finding his way. This candid and deeply personal debut follows Hazanov, a skeptical trainee therapist in New York City, as he meets his first patients. Told through ten compelling, interlinked stories, Hazanov grapples with the messy, often contradictory world of therapeutic theory – and the raw truth of human suffering that defies tidy solutions.
Plagued by questions – “Why is psychotherapy different from talking to a friend?” and “Why do people not get any better?” – he sets out to uncover the real essence of psychotherapy, beyond the jargon, the mystique, and the promise of quick fixes.
An unflinching exploration of vulnerability, intimacy, and the uncertain art of helping, The Fear of Doing Nothing is a powerful read for therapists, students of psychology, and anyone drawn to the emotional undercurrents of the human experience.
The Fear of Doing Nothing: Notes of a Young Therapist is available from your favorite bookseller and online internationally from Amazon.
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Meet The Author
Valery Hazanov is a psychotherapist and clinical psychologist whose work explores the emotional depth of human experience through both practice and prose. Born in Moscow and raised in Israel, he earned his PhD in clinical psychology from Columbia University, training across various hospitals and clinics in New York City.
Before becoming a psychologist, Hazanov worked with young offenders, leading the Jerusalem district of a national program aimed at reducing youth crime. He is a former fellow of both the American Psychoanalytic Association and the Columbia Psychoanalytic Center, and his writing reflects a deep commitment to examining psychotherapy with nuance and honesty.
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