When Amanda first came to Dr. Sachs for treatment, she had
attempted suicide more than once. Withdrawn and cynical, she
refused to speak during her therapy sessions. Determined to
connect, Dr. Sachs tried something unconventional: he wrote letters
to Amanda between sessions and invited her to write back, thinking
she might feel more comfortable opening up in this way--and indeed
she did. This correspondence gradually built trust between them,
helping her to survive and ultimately to heal. When No One
Understands consists of twenty letters that Dr. Sachs wrote to
Amanda over the course of her therapy. In these letters, Sachs
reaches out to Amanda with the core message that there is nothing
wrong with her--that adolescence is painful, complex, and
challenging for everyone and that her emotional pain deserves to be
honored, openly explored, and viewed with compassion. Dr. Sachs
also addresses many of the common questions and concerns shared by
all teens on such topics as relationships, breakups, drugs and
alcohol, parents, family dynamics, and more. Along the way, Dr.
Sachs offers adults an inspiring image of a truly open,
human-to-human relationship between an adult and a teenager.
Parents, mental health professionals, guidance counselors,
educators, and others who work with teens will see how they might
also bring honesty, compassion, and humility to bear in their
interactions with young people in order to create truly healing and
supportive relationships.
PUBLICATION DATE: Feb 2007
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When No One Understands |
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