Psychotherapy Process
Explore the dynamics and stages of the psychotherapy process, from the initial client assessment to the therapeutic interventions that promote healing. This section provides insights into the complexities of therapeutic relationships and strategies to enhance treatment effectiveness.
254 articles found
Context-Responsive Psychotherapy Integration
All Eyes on the Prize (Looking through Different Glasses) Psychotherapists and psychotherapy researchers all want the same thing: less mental illness and greater psychological well-being, for the most people, using the least resources. Historically, though, there has been some disagreement about how best to achieve effective and efficient psychotherapy outcomes. The disagreement manifests both in […]
Michael J. Constantino, Ph.D. + 1 more
February 22, 2015
Am I a Person-Centered Therapist?
I was recently asked to be part of panel of psychotherapists who use the theories of Carl Rogers in their practice. I had to take a few minutes to really think about it. Am I a person-centered therapist? Upon reflection, I realized that some of the best ways I am a therapist, I am a […]
Barbara J. Thompson, Ph.D. + 1 more
February 2, 2015
Creating Meaning in Treatment
Although not popular or necessarily the easiest tool to utilize, the significant events approach to change process research, as described by Elliot (2010), can provide explanations and causal evidence that other approaches (e.g. process-outcome) may not. Within the significant events approach literature, specific moments within psychotherapy treatment have been identified and analyzed to tie in-session […]
April Krowel, Ph.D.
January 15, 2015
10 Ways to Improve Psychotherapy Outcome
In Laska, Gurman, & Wampold (2014) and Laska & Wampold (2014) I discussed how to improve the quality of mental health care from a common factor (CF) perspective. Unfortunately, one fundamental misunderstanding of CF theory is that “anything goes” and therapists can do whatever they want. Let me be crystal clear, from a CF perspective, […]
Kevin M. Laska, Ph.D.
January 4, 2015
Functional Analytic Psychotherapy (FAP)
Close relationships are central to mental health (Wetterneck & Hart, 2012). Loneliness and poor social connection represent a significant public health concern, increasing risk of death as much as excessive cigarette smoking, more than excessive drinking and obesity (Holt-Lunstad et. al., 2010). Functional Analytic Psychotherapy (FAP) is a contextual, behavioral, relational approach to psychotherapy in […]
Mavis Tsai, Ph.D. + 3 more
December 14, 2014
Epistemic Trust, Psychopathology and the Great Psychotherapy Debate
Over the past decades, meta-analyses have found almost no clinically meaningful differences in efficacy between the various evidence-based psychotherapies. This has led to the formulation of the so-called “Dodo bird verdict”, based on the Alice in Wonderland story, which argues that “all [psychotherapies] have won and all must have prizes”. Consequently, major figures in the […]
Peter Fonagy, Ph.D. + 3 more
December 7, 2014
Author Response to Commentary
Abstract Recently, we (Laska, Gurman, & Wampold, 2014, pp. 467–481) discussed the implications of taking a common factor approach for practice and policy. In this response to the commentary on our article, we reiterate 10 things that need to be remembered about common factor theory. Keywords: common factors, evidence-based practice, psychotherapy, outcomes
Kevin M. Laska, Ph.D. + 1 more
December 2, 2014
Psychotherapists Face-to-Face with Dr. John C. Norcross
Dr. Norcross talks about what has led to his success, his enthusiasm for the many professional roles that psychotherapists can develop, his role in developing the Stages of Change model, integration among different psychotherapy theoretical orientations, and evidenced-based therapeutic relationships. http://youtu.be/jINJ1A_ORho About John C. Norcross Dr. Norcross is Distinguished Professor of Psychology at the University of […]
Jeffrey J. Magnavita, Ph.D., ABPP
November 20, 2014
Expertise Demonstrated
I just let it flow naturally in the way we talk, I think. (Psychotherapist) What does it mean to be an expert psychotherapist? How does expertise develop? How does it relate to experience and knowledge? The relationship between expertise, experience and knowledge in psychotherapy is a complicated one. Definitions of expertise across various disciplines share an […]
Hanne Weie Oddli, Ph.D. + 2 more
November 9, 2014
Resource Toolkit
Competency Initiatives in Professional Psychology Evidence-Based Therapy Relationships Mobile Applications for use by clients as well as providers A free web-based system to help clinicians evaluate and monitor the course of treatment A library of scales appropriate of use in clinical and research applications An Excel file file available for […]
Society for the Advancement of Psychotherapy
October 10, 2014
An Integrative Relational Point of View
Abstract This article, part of a special section on the Relational Foundations of Psychotherapy, describes a particular relational approach called cyclical psychodynamics. Cyclical psychodynamics is rooted both in the relational perspective in psychoanalysis and in an integrative melding of psychodynamic, cognitive–behavioral, systemic, and experiential points of view. Central to its theoretical structure is a focus […]
Paul Wachtel
September 6, 2014
Musings from the Psychotherapy Office
Rick Hanson’s recent book, Hardwiring Happiness (2013), provides a wonderful resource for understanding human beings’ tendency to focus on the negative and ignore or minimize the positive. As therapists, we are often challenged to be cheerleaders for the latter – reminding clients of their accomplishments and successes, encouraging them to reframe how they are thinking, […]
Barbara L. Vivino, Ph.D. + 1 more
July 16, 2014