Healing of a Psychotherapist: A Journey of Rebellion, Reflection and Redemption

An unhappy childhood often affects who we become in adulthood and our capacity to enjoy whatever successes we achieve. In Healing of a Psychotherapist: A Journey of Rebellion, Reflection, and Redemption, Charles McCormack, MA, MSW, LCSW-C, uses his own life in illustration. With searing honesty, McCormack lays bare his personal and professional ordeals, along with the lessons he’s drawn and continues to draw. Though his story is unique, his struggles are not; thus, McCormack’s narrative works its way into the heart of each of us. His take home, the one given to him by his mother on her deathbed, is clear. Staring into his eyes, she was emphatic: “Charlie. Have a good life. Have a good life.,” refusing to break her hold upon him until he finally committed, “I will, mom, I will, “ all the while thinking, “how the hell do I do that?” McCormack hopes that sharing his story through this book brings his readers insight and healing.

McCormack: Clinical Social Worker of the Year, State of Maryland and author of Treating Borderline States in Marriage: Dealing with Oppositionalism, Ruthless Aggression and Severe Resistance, has spoken across the United States and in Canada on psychotherapy with difficult to treat individuals and couples. He is Guest Faculty Washington School of Psychiatry and formerly was the Senior Social Worker of Adult Long-term Inpatient Services at Sheppard-Pratt Psychiatric Hospital and Field Instructor for The University of Maryland and Smith College schools of social work.