Article & Book Reviews
Discover insightful reviews of the latest articles and books in the field of psychotherapy. This section provides critical analyses and perspectives to help you stay informed about the newest trends and foundational knowledge in psychotherapy.
43 articles found
Reel Reflections: Movies for Cultural Awareness and Psychotherapy
In a refreshing and knowledgeable manner, the authors present a thesis on social justice, identity and anti-racism through the use of media. Drs. Comas-Díaz, Abdulrehman, and Wedding combine film and miniseries as lenses through which to “witness ourselves and others,” and as ways to increase cultural awareness in a manner that is both poignant and […]
Jerrold Lee Shapiro, Ph.D.
November 14, 2025
The Art of Bohart
It is rare when a collection of a single author’s papers is neither disjointed or repetitious. So, it was a particular delight to read “The Art of Bohart.” It is also a particularly apropos title. Although he acknowledges a keen understanding of the science of therapeutic approaches, Bohart argues that it is the artistry that […]
Jerrold Lee Shapiro, Ph.D.
June 1, 2021
Is Sharing Recordings of Sessions with Clients a Good or Bad Idea?
Many therapists choose to record their sessions for record keeping purposes or to facilitate supervision in training settings. While reviewing recordings may be helpful for therapists and supervisors to facilitate growth and development, could they also be useful for clients? In a recent study, King and Boswell (2021) asked this question by surveying a sample […]
Megan Jensen + 1 more
April 25, 2021
Using Initial Client Speech Markers to Predict the Quality of the Alliance Later in Psychotherapy
Psychotherapy research has consistently indicated that the quality of the therapeutic alliance is one of the most reliable predictors of treatment outcomes. Indeed, clients with a weaker alliance to their therapist tend to make less progress in therapy and/or prematurely dropout. In a recent study, Nof, Amir, Goldstein, and Zilcha-Mana (2020) attempted to predict the […]
Joshua K. Swift, Ph.D. + 1 more
February 21, 2021
When Adolescents Stop Psychological Therapy
Abstract The therapeutic alliance predicts dropout from psychological therapy, and ruptures in the therapeutic alliance may also predict dropout, yet there is a dearth of research with adolescents. This study investigated whether markers of rupture–repair in the alliance were indicative of different types of treatment ending in adolescents receiving psychological treatment for depression. Data were from the IMPACT study, […]
Sally O'Keeffe + 2 more
December 16, 2020
The Tough Standard
With The Tough Standard, Ronald Levant and Shana Pryor address an overdue public health concern – the intricate relationship between masculinity and violence. As the public eye has turned to the problematic nature of traditional masculine ideologies within our culture in recent years, The Tough Standard is a timely and much-needed evidence-based analysis of the […]
Anna Edelman, M.S.
December 1, 2020
Mastering the Inner Skills of Psychotherapy
Competency in psychotherapy appears to generally follow a fairly prototypical growth curve (Callahan & Watkins, 2018). Via life experience or other learning, some incremental gains in basic competencies (e.g., caring for others) begin even before formal training (Hatcher and Lassiter, 2007). Empirical evidence suggests that formal training encapsulates a period of accelerated growth in a […]
Jennifer L. Callahan, Ph.D., ABPP
September 1, 2019
Overcoming Loneliness
We are currently living in a time of epidemic loneliness. For gender and sexual minority individuals – those who do not identify as heterosexual or cisgender – the deleterious effects of loneliness and exclusion are amplified by societal bias. This is expressed at the highest level with a harmful effect when government actions specifically target […]
Matthew D. Skinta, Ph.D., ABPP + 3 more
January 6, 2019
Therapeutic Alliances with Families
With this book, the therapeutic alliance with couples and families research has finally coalesced into a skilful and wise clinical tool. In the last ten years there have been a plethora of books (Sprenkle at al 2009) and papers (Higham 2012) raising the importance of attending to the therapeutic alliance for couple and family therapists. […]
Mark Rivett
September 30, 2018
The Association Between Cultural Concealment and Psychotherapy Outcomes
In this article, Drinane, Owen, and Tao (2018) examined the concept of cultural concealment in psychotherapy, specifically whether cultural concealment predicted psychotherapy outcomes. Cultural concealment refers to the phenomenon of clients hiding aspects of their identity and culture related experiences in therapy. Clients may unconsciously or consciously avoid discussing their oppressed identities or identities that […]
Minnah W. Farook, M.A., Ed.S.
September 16, 2018
Investigating the Effectiveness of an Interpersonal Therapy Intervention for Mental Health Conditions in India
The authors of this article aimed to provide empirical support for an interpersonal therapy intervention for decreasing levels of depression and anxiety for adults in a specific resource-scarce community in India. The team of researchers in the study include members of Columbia University Teachers College Global Mental Health Lab, which investigates empirically supported treatments for […]
Daria Diakonova-Curtis, Ph.D.
July 22, 2018
Session Frequency and Psychotherapy Outcome in a Naturalistic Setting
The dose-response model of psychotherapy aims to determine the specific number of sessions necessary to achieve clinically significant change across populations (Hansen, Lambert, & Forman, 2003; Howard, Kopta, Krause, & Orlinsky, 1986). While there are few studies that include session frequency as an aspect of the psychotherapy “dose,” Orlinsky’s (2009) generic model of psychotherapy suggests […]
Taylor Rodriguez, B.S. + 1 more
February 25, 2018