What makes therapy work? Ultimately it is the client. Most people cope, survive and grow with challenges in their everyday lives, with or without the help of a therapist. In this provocative book, the authors debunk the medical model of the psychotherapist as healer who merely applies the proper nostrum to make the client well. Instead, they see the therapist as a coach, collaborator and teacher who frees up the client's innate tendency to heal. The self-healing tendency of the client usually overrides differences in ...
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What makes therapy work? Ultimately it is the client. Most people cope, survive and grow with challenges in their everyday lives, with or without the help of a therapist. In this provocative book, the authors debunk the medical model of the psychotherapist as healer who merely applies the proper nostrum to make the client well. Instead, they see the therapist as a coach, collaborator and teacher who frees up the client's innate tendency to heal. The self-healing tendency of the client usually overrides differences in technique or theoretical approach, which is why research continually finds different approaches to therapy to be equally as effective. If the client is the driver of change, how can therapists help? Often therapists can help their clients by simply providing an empathic workspace that allows the client's capacity for generative thinking to thrive. The authors show how different schools of therapy have unique ways of mobilizing clients and share tips for dealing with client resistance, passivity and maladaptive behaviour. This practical and provocative book is a must-read for those who care about the nature of therapeutic change.
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Publisher:
American Psychological Association (APA)
Published:
1999
Language:
English
Alibris ID:
17958205483
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Fair. The book is bent and doesn't lay flat. Writing on/in Item. There is highlighting and/or underlining throughout the book (does not obstruct the text). Cover art may not match stock image. Products and packages may require more time to be delivered due to limited transportation availability as a result of the ongoing COVID-19 impacts. Fast Shipping-Safe and Secure Mailer!
Publisher:
American Psychological Association (APA)
Published:
1999
Language:
English
Alibris ID:
17842816102
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Very good in very good dust jacket. Clean pages and tight binding. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 347 p. Audience: General/trade. Thank you for supporting the Friends of the Torrance Library. Your purchase helps us to provide adult and children's programs and new library services.