Having thoroughly enjoyed Philippa Perry's HOW TO STAY SANE (from the Book of Life series), I was intrigued by the notion of a graphic novel approach to the basics of therapy. Based on a case study of Pat (our sandal-wearing, cat-loving psychotherapist) and her new client, James (an ambitious barrister with a potentially harmful habit he can't stop), this graphic novel follows the anxieties, frustrations, mind-wanderings and break-throughs of each, through a year of therapy sessions together. Patricia Phillips practices psychoanalytic psychotherapy (think Freud here, guys), but is not a perfect therapist.

Therapy and recognition of mental health has come a long way, but stigma still exists partly because the mind is like a black box, this book makes progress in a humorous way (for a change) and for that I applaud the author! She actually seems to be a real therapist, moving too fast at times and taking some things too personally at times. Impulse read on my Kindle read in one sitting after reading a review of How To Survive The Modern World. 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. Hotjar sets this cookie to know whether a user is included in the data sampling defined by the site's daily session limit.

But if, as Freud said, it can turn hysterical misery into ordinary unhappiness, as he thought was its raison d'etre, then fair dinkum. One has the choice of reading the story, and then going back for the footnotes, or reading page-footnotes-page-footnotes straight through. This little book does give some insight into the therapeutic thing but if it's free and candid expression of feelings which is going to make me feel better about my life, then I'd like to say that I wanted to pour a bucket of icy water over the irritating upper class client and hide the therapist's glasses. The set up with this story gives us an intimate and intense scenario, which makes us feel like we’re eavesdropping on a private session, which is effectively what the reader is doing. The humour injected by the author and the marvellous treatment of the topic in the graphic novel form (with fabulous illustrations), make this a delightful, as well as an informative read.

I read this thinking it would be an interesting comic and, as a comics fan of both popular and indie varieties, gave this a try. This is the third title I’ve read from Perry and as ever she is a fount of wisdom and wonderful to read. I really liked that there was a critique of the therapist in the notes too - found that quite helpful.

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As a result of reading this I would read other books by Philippa Perry and feel that I can’t help but like her. Couch Fiction allows you to peep through the key-hole of the therapy room door and, more than that, read the minds of the protagonists. First off, the "characters" never seem real but just cyphers for the author to put into situations that can put forward psychotherapy instruction. Every session is not presented in detail, but the intent is to demystify the process of analysis by showing it from start to finish. All-in-all, if you were ever interested in a look behind the curtain of psychotherapy, this is the book for you.By the end of the book he has been for over 30 sessions and it's funny, tender and remarkably true to life. For BBC4 she has written and presented: Truth Lies and Love Bites, a history of Agony Aunts, and How To Be A Surrealist with Philippa Perry. In this case, it's addressing the underlying sources of a successful barrister's inexplicable kleptomania.

I'm not certain its style (both in the format, the writing, perhaps even the art style) would be received well by many, and it's not something I'd particularly recommend unless you're *that* curious about the topic. appreciated the process tracking, thinks she does it the best amongst all the other authors of psychotherapy tales i’ve read so far.However, I can imagine that for therapy students, such a book could be a great introduction to the process of psychotherapy, and spark off interesting debates. A graphic novel that explores the months-long encounter between London psychotherapist Pat and her client/patient/co-lead James, a successful barrister with an unhealthy compulsive addiction, Couch Fiction does a superb job of illustrating what exactly happens in a modern psychotherapy session. I was also thrilled and didn't fully twig until the end that the author of the book is none other than Philippa Perry, Grayson Perry's wonderful wife. Beautifully illustrated 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.