Mystery, Hope and Reason: Faith in the Therapy Room, 1e

Graham
Karnac Books Limited
220 pages
ISBN: 9781800133174
April 2026

How do you react when someone starts talking about God? What do you do when you feel you can't agree with a client's beliefs? What is your relationship to uncertainty and the unexplainable? If talking about a client's faith can lead to better outcomes, why can it be so difficult? In this compassionate, engaging, and deeply human book, Kate Graham draws on her extensive experience as a psychotherapist and Quaker to explore these and other dilemmas. Three characters: Mystery, Reason, and Hope guide us through the book, tussling over their differences and frustrations with each other as they search for understanding. Kate draws on her own experience and interviews with other therapists and people of faith. She shares her experiences through largely fictional client stories, brought to life with humour and honesty.