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Couch Fiction

Couch Fiction

  • A Graphic Tale of Psychotherapy

'A gem' - The Evening Standard
'Pure book joy. Deep thinking made digestible & doled up with lashings of wit' Bernardine Evaristo on Twitter

'So smart and interesting!' Fearne Cotton on Instagram

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Ever wanted to know what really happens in a therapist's consultation room?

Bestselling author Philippa Perry (The Book You Wish Your Parents Had Read) turns her keen insights to the power of therapy. This compelling study of psychotherapy in the form of a graphic novel vividly explores a year's therapy sessions as a search for understanding and truth.

Beautifully illustrated by Flo Perry, author of How to Have Feminist Sex, and accompanied by succinct and illuminating footnotes, this book offers a witty and thought-provoking exploration of the therapeutic journey, considering a range of skills, insights and techniques along the way.
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'I loved it. I smiled and laughed. And nodded. One to read' Susie Orbach, author of In Therapy

'(Full of) wit and good sense (...) Philippa is a tonic' Rachel Cooke, Observer

Reviews

  • Philippa is a tonic even if you're not her patient

    Rachel Cooke

  • Pure book joy. Deep thinking made digestible & doled up with lashings of wit. How old habits hold us back. Perfect Xmas present.

    Bernardine Evaristo

  • So smart and interesting!

    Fearne Cotton

  • If you've ever wondered whether therapy is for you, Mrs Grayson Perry's entertaining, insightful guide will give you an idea (...) This is a story about connection, honesty and opening up emotionally - things many of us find difficult. Charmingly illustrated by daughter Flo

    Evening Standard

  • Curl up with a fireside read (and) swot up with psychology

    Glamour

  • a gem (...) funny, engaging, enlightening

    Evening Standard

  • Perry offers a digestible, droll guide to the therapeutic process

    i Newspaper

  • This can help many of us to understand the therapeutic process better

    BBC Radio 4’s All in the Mind with Claudia Hammond

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About the Author

Philippa Perry

PHILIPPA PERRY has been a psychotherapist for the past twenty years. She is an agony aunt for Red Magazine, a freelance writer, and a TV and radio presenter. She has written two other books: Couch Fiction and How to Stay Sane. She lives in London with her husband the artist Grayson Perry, and they have a grown-up daughter, Flo. Her bestselling book The Book You Wish Your Parents Had Read was published in 2019.

Philippa Perry

Flo Perry

Flo Perry is a writer and illustrator, former BuzzFeed editor and expert on making illustrations go viral. She was born and raised in the wilds of North London and still lives there with two lovely homosexual housemates and a terrible cat. Her book How to Have Feminist Sex was published in 2019.

Flo Perry

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Features

Philippa Perry: I want to show people the truth about doing therapy

Perry’s debut book Couch Fiction is being re-released after a decade. Here she talks about collaborating with her daughter Flo, and why her graphic novel demystification of psychotherapy still feels as relevant as ever.
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Events

Philippa Perry & Flo Perry in conversation: Couch Fiction, 25th November
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Features

Reading remedy: books if you're considering psychotherapy

Taking care of our mental health has never been more accepted as a practice, but choosing to begin therapy can be daunting. Here are some books to help you on your way.

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