Download or read book The Courage to Be Present written by Karen Kissel Wegela and published by Shambhala Publications. This book was released on 2010-12-07 with total page 233 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The quality of presence a psychotherapist or counselor brings to the therapeutic relationship makes all the difference in effective treatment. With this application of Buddhist practice to psychotherapy, Karen Kissel Wegela offers mental health professionals a new perspective on bringing compassion, patience, generosity, and equanimity to their work with clients. She also shows how counselors can apply this wisdom in their own lives, and how they can help their clients to cultivate these qualities in themselves.