Anker's Plight

Brace yourself for the "lighter side"
of the psychotherapy profession

(the hysterical stuff rarely revealed)—as seen through the daily trials and tribulations of one dedicated, albeit frustrated, Dr. Ted Anker, struggling to save his fledgling mental health program on the campus of Malform College, in the face of fierce and stubborn opposition from an authoritarian college administration.

"If you yearn after a frustrating day at work for a totally funny, sarcastic, easy read in which all the indignities of your work situation are described and lambasted, this book is for you."
Sophie Freud, MSW, Ph.D.
Book Review Editor, American Journal of Psychotherapy
Professor Emerita
Granddaughter of Dr. Sigmund Freud.

“This is a well written, fast-paced novel reflective of many of the sociopolitical conditions that facilitate or, perhaps more often, impede the development of effective college and university mental health programs. The narration gives a compellingly vivid personal kind of suspense like that of a good mystery story.”
Leighton Whitaker, Ph.D., ABPP
Editor, Journal of College Student Psychotherapy

“Dr. Amada’s engaging and humorous book is a too realistic, too-familiar rollercoaster ride in the real world of college counseling. It really highlights the challenges facing clinicians to get their campuses to recognize the importance of emotional well-being for academic success. I think this book ought to be required reading for anyone considering going into the mental health field in order to get a picture of what a strange world it is.”
Richard Kadison, M.D.
Chief of Mental Health Service
Harvard University Health Services