Windy Dryden (Goldsmiths, University of London, UK)

Efficient Therapy for Specific Client Problems

Making the Most of Every Client Session

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Most clients seeking therapy want to be helped with specific emotional problems with which they are struggling, and yet many therapists are reluctant to offer problem-focused therapy.

Produktdetails

• Routledge Focus on Mental Health
• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 100
• Erscheinungstermin: 11. April 2025
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 222mm x 145mm x 9mm
• Gewicht: 252g
• ISBN-13: 9781032890210
• ISBN-10: 1032890215
• Artikelnr.: 72210824

Autorenporträt

Windy Dryden is in clinical and consultative practice and is an international authority on single-session therapy. He is Emeritus Professor of Psychotherapeutic Studies at Goldsmiths, University of London. He has worked in psychotherapy for more than 45 years and is the author or editor of over 285 books.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction 1. Find Out What the Person Wants from Therapy and Offer
Problem-Focused Help When Appropriate 2. Get Informed Consent 3. Adopt a
Client-Led Stance 4. Encourage Your Client to Prepare for the First and
Subsequent Therapy Sessions 5. Use the Working Alliance Concept as a
General Guide to Your Work with Your Client 6. Begin Therapy with Your
Client As Soon as Possible 7. Develop a Problem List with Your Client and
Set an Agenda for Each Session 8. Encourage Your Client to Get the 'Feel'
of Being in Therapy with You,if Necessary 9. Establish and Maintain
Meta-Therapy Communication with Your Client 10. Identify and Focus on Your
Client's Nominated Problem 11. Be Goal Directed with Your Client 12.
Problem Assessment: Be Specific with Your Client 13. Be Solution-Focused
with Your Client 14. Steps to Take Before Helping Your Client Find a
Solution 15. Help Your Client to Select the Solution that Works Best for
Them 16. Help Your Client Try Out the Solution in the Session 17. Help Your
Client Develop a Plan to Implement Their Chosen Solution 18. Deal with Your
Client's Obstacles to Change Before and When They Occur 19. Uncover and
Deal with Your Client's Doubts, Reservations and Objections to Therapy 20.
Invite Your Client to Summarise the Session and Specify Takeaways 21.
Invite Your Client to Generalise Their Learning to Other Relevant Aspects
of Their Life 22. End Each Therapy Session Well with Your Client 23.
Encourage Your Client to Schedule Sessions (or Not) As They See Fit 24.
Encourage Your Client to Engage in Post-Session Reflection 25. Review
Periodically Your Client's Views About Therapy Overall and Their Progress
26. End Therapy Well with Your Client References Appendix 1 Appendix 2
Appendix 3 Appendix 4 Appendix 5