Special Praise for Behind the Therapy Door
“Behind the Therapy Door shares the stories of women whose lives are transformed as they commit to seeking greater truth and awareness. Randy Kamen has a beautiful way of guiding these woman, who represent a piece of us all, to discover their own capacity to move through challenges with courage, vulnerability, and wholeheartedness. The mind-body practices she utilizes help create a heightened state of calm, clarity, connectedness and ultimately, wisdom. Best of all, this book offers a systematic approach that can benefit everyone who wants to deepen their own personal journey and clarify their vision for next steps.”
Joan Borysenko, PhD Founding Partner, Mind-Body Health Sciences, LLC Bestselling author of Minding the Body, Mending the Mind
“I have been a practicing therapist for thirty years and still learned a tremendous amount from reading Behind the Therapy Door. Randy Kamen provides clinical insight, compassion, and empathy, as well as a focus on the acquisition of terrific life-affirming skills. Any woman who reads this book will gain a newfound ability to enjoy her life more, and to appreciate what life brings her in the future.”
Alice D. Domar, PhD Executive Director, Domar Center for Mind/Body Health and Associate Professor at Harvard Medical School
“Behind the Therapy Door offers what we all yearn for: clear, applicable guidance for concerns that are deep-rooted and complicated. Dr. Kamen provides wise counsel for women for those moments when we become lost in emotions, thoughts, or behaviors that cause harm to our own psyche and those we love. Her guidance, rooted in science and decades of experience, is both a light and a path, providing exactly what we need when we are overwhelmed by fear, sorrow, anxiety, or shame. The articulation of exercises, such as breath meditation and affirmations, gives us the tools to become calmer, clearer, healthier, and wiser—even in moments of great distress. I applaud Dr. Kamen for the tremendous effort and discernment that is required to make complicated understandings simple. This is a book I will send to many and am thrilled to be able to do so.”
Maria Sirois, PsyD
Author of A Short Course in Happiness After Loss (and Other Dark, Difficult Times) and Every Day Counts
“In Behind the Therapy Door, Randy Kamen invites you into the intimacy of her office and into the stories of her clients. These courageous women face the loss, challenges, and pain that are familiar to us all in one way or another. As you learn the tools and strategies Dr. Kamen uses to help them move toward healing and wholeness, you can experience a greater sense of hope and empowerment. This important book details an evidenced-based systematic approach that elevates women to the next phase of their lives with greater calm, clarity, and courage. Let Dr. Kamen guide you in your own journey to find greater joy, connection and meaning.”
Loretta LaRoche Founder and President, The Humor Potential, Inc.Author of Life Is Short, Wear Your Party Pants and Relax—You May Only Have a Few Minutes Left: Using the Power of Humor to Overcome Stress in Your Life and Work
“Tender, loving, wise, smart, and above all useful, Behind the Therapy Door answers most of the important questions regarding big emotions, from love to guilt to grief to feeling bad about yourself. Combining decades of experience as a therapist with a practical mind and a huge heart, Randy Kamen has written a phenomenally helpful book. I could not recommend it more highly.”
Edward Hallowell, MD Author of Driven to Distraction: Recognizing and Coping with Attention Deficit Disorder from Childhood through Adulthood, and Connect: 12 Vital Ties That Open Your Heart, Lengthen Your Life, and Deepen Your Soul
“There is a power in the sharing of real-life journeys of struggle that can heal your heart and soul like no other. Couple it with outstanding therapeutic guidance and proven, practical strategies and you have everything you need to navigate obstacles and scale your own mountains. I love everything about this book!”
Debbie Phillips Founder, Women on Fire®, author, Women on Fire: 21 Inspiring Women Share Their Life Secrets (and Save You Years of Struggle!)
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© 2017 by Randy Kamen
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Names: Kamen, Randy, author.
Title: Behind the therapy door : simple strategies to transform your life /
Randy Kamen, EdD.
Description: Las Vegas : Central Recovery Press, [2017]
Identifiers: LCCN 2017007552 (print) | LCCN 2017009158 (ebook) | ISBN
9781942094418 (paperback) | ISBN 9781942094425
Subjects: LCSH: Psychotherapy. | Mind and body. | Psychotherapist and
patient. | BISAC: PSYCHOLOGY / Emotions. | SELF-HELP / Personal Growth /
Self-Esteem. | SELF-HELP / Personal Growth / General. | PSYCHOLOGY /
Psychotherapy / Counseling.
Classification: LCC RC475 .K36 2017 (print) | LCC RC475 (ebook) | DDC
616.89/14--dc23
LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2017007552
Photo of Randy Kamen by Janet Wolbarst Photography. Used with permission.
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Publisher’s Note: This book contains general information about the process of psychotherapy, as well as practices that can promote learning, growth, and healing. The information is not medical advice and should not be treated as such. Central Recovery Press makes no representations or warranties in relation to the information in this book. If you have specific questions about any medical matter discussed in this book, you should consult your doctor or other professional healthcare provider. This book is not an alternative to medical advice from your doctor or other professional healthcare provider.
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Author’s Note: Behind the Therapy Door was inspired by the stories of many women. Each woman presented is fictitious. Names, characters, places, and incidents are either the composites of several women’s stories, products of the author’s imagination, or used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual events or locales or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental.