A great read for the client AND the counselor!

That title could apply to both the first and the second customer reviews of Brain Tangles.
    The first was posted at the end of May on Amazon in the US (but shown on Amazon websites in other countries as well).
    And the second was received by the author at the beginning of July and we hope will soon be posted on both Amazon’s and Barnes & Noble’s websites.
    Here are their texts:


I believe this book can be helpful to those practicing counseling as it pulls together several conceptual frameworks, including the once very popular Transactional Analysis. But this book would also be excellent for the client to be reading while in therapy. It’s possible Shirley Deane’s checklists and explanations of T. A. would enable a client to process inner dynamics more quickly and work on behavioral changes more readily. I’m a retired psychotherapist. I actually worked with Shirley many years ago and this book is a beautiful reflection of her personality and beliefs. She’s a beautiful, transparent woman and this shines through in her writing. I can heartily recommend this book...it’s very accessible to the lay reader and gave me a great review of materials I studied years ago.
–Pennelope Skoglund, PhD


I recommend BRAIN TANGLES for EVERYONE. It is entertaining, enlightening, empowering, and easy to follow. Never has the time been more ripe for these thoughts and this understanding of life, communication, and surviving. I am empowered and filled with hope each time I open my copy of  BRAIN TANGLES. I am better equipped as a human being and as a therapist when I remain aware and meet my own needs effectively. The chapter “The Survivor's Checklist – Step by Step” is empowering, enlightening, and a simple tool for unraveling the mysteries of communication and human behavior. A tool to survive and thrive at any stage of personal development. Thank you, Shirley, for always questioning and for giving hope.
–Angela Catlett, MS, LPC