Facilitating the process of working through in psychotherapy : mastering the middle game / Patricia Coughlin.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Della Selva, Patricia Coughlin, 1954- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Psychodynamic psychotherapy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (181 pages)

Place of Publication:

London ; New York, New York : Routledge, [2023]

Summary:

"Facilitating the Process of Working Through in Psychotherapy provides a detailed understanding and de-mystification of the concept of "working through" in dynamic psychotherapy, the most vital but neglected aspect of the therapeutic process. Just as there are multiple factors responsible for the creation and perpetuation of symptoms and suffering, multiple interventions are frequently required to work through and resolve them. This volume spans topics such as multiple causation, repetition compulsion, and the polarities of experience, while emphasizing the importance of providing a corrective emotional experience, recognising and repairing ruptures to the alliance and facilitating a positive ending to treatment. Verbatim transcripts of the author's therapy sessions illustrate the factors responsible for working through toward enduring change, and readers are taken through theory, research, and practice. This book is essential reading for all psychotherapists who are committed to increasing therapeutic effectiveness while enhancing their own personal and professional development"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Working through : from insight to sustained change

Working through from the start : the central importance of the initial encounter

Complexity and multiple causation

The repetition compulsion

The corrective emotional experience

Rupture and repair

Autonomy and attachment

A good goodbye.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-00-319766-3

1-000-77335-3

1-003-19766-3

1-000-77339-6

9781003197669

OCLC:

1344428011