Tom Gnagey

Kip and the Shrink Tom Gnagey

Kip, a fourteen year old boy, is having some significant personal problems. His parents have sent him to see a well-known psychotherapist, Dr. Thomas. The interaction and gradual growth toward a solution is presented in a series of six scenes - therapy sessions - formatted as a play in order to maintain the powerful interchange between the two characters. Kip's problems are severe by any measure and his dislike of the therapeutic process is obvious. They forge an interesting and beneficial - if combative - relationship. Insightful, emotional, forceful. The book includes both the play and a novel of the same story.