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Abstract
This article provides a personal account of loss, survival, and professional learning following a client’s suicide. The therapist’s own narrative is woven in with research about the construct of clinician-as-suicide-survivor. Aspects of supervision and training are discussed, in particular the importance of teaching an appreciation of danger and the demystification of psychotherapy through sharing stories of failure and loss.
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Declaration of Conflicting Interests The author declared no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article.
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Silvia Baba Neal
Silvia Baba Neal, MSc TA Psychotherapy, Certified Transactional Analyst (psychotherapy), is a psychotherapist, researcher, and supervisor who works in private practice in Herefordshire, United Kingdom. Silvia is a member of the European Association for Transactional Analysis, the International Association of Relational Transactional Analysis, and Metanoia Institute. She can be reached at Fred Bulmer Centre, Hereford HR4 9HP, United Kingdom; email: [email protected]; website: www.silviababaneal-psychotherapy.co.uk.