About the The Tools (Paperback)

The groundbreaking New York Times bestseller that presents a uniquely effective set of five tools that bring about dynamic change--by the doctors described in The New Yorker as "an open secret in Hollywood."
The Tools addresses the most common complaint patients have about therapy: the interminable wait for change to begin. The traditional therapeutic model sets its sights on the past, but Phil Stutz and Barry Michels employ an arsenal of techniques--"the tools"--that access the power of the unconscious to work on the most persistent problems people face and propel them into action. Suddenly, through this transformative approach, obstacles become opportunities: to find courage, embrace discipline, develop self-expression, deepen creativity. For years, Stutz and Michels taught these techniques to an exclusive patient base of actors, writers, directors, studio executives, and musicians. But with The Tools their revolutionary pracitce becomes available to every reader interested in realizing the full range of their potential.