Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy

Building on the enormous popularity of her two previous texts on diagnosis and case formulation, this important work from Nancy McWilliams completes the trilogy by addressing in detail the art of psychodynamic treatment. McWilliams distills the essential themes of effective clinical practice across the vast range of suffering people who need help. Drawing from her years of experience as a clinician and supervisor, the author presents complex clinical information in personal, nontechnical language enriched by clinical vignettes, making this an essential psychoanalytic work and training text for therapists. The book begins with a description of the values, assumptions, and clinical and research findings that guide the psychoanalytic enterprise. The author goes on to discuss ways both clinicians and patients can best prepare for therapeutic work. She explores in depth the substance, boundaries, stresses, and rewards of a vocation in which the therapist's personal participation in the treatment relationship has consistently been found to be the central determinant of a client's growth and change. Challenging the widespread belief that only "healthier" patients do well in psychoanalytic

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"McWilliams presents a text that will be useful to all social workers, whether or not they primarily have a psychoanalytic orientation. She provides useful information on, for example, how to develop a trusting relationship, how to overcome communication barriers, and how to deal with myriad technical problems, such as challenges to the practitioner and to the boundaries that are required in practice. Her writing style is clear, jargon-free, and full of useful examples, and she is supportive of the integration of her ideas with other approaches. A much-needed book in the social work field."--Charles Garvin, PhD, School of Social Work (Emeritus), University of Michigan <br>"Books by Nancy McWilliams used in unison make the best psychodynamic resources I have yet encountered in more than 60 years in the field."--Robert C. Lane, PhD, Department of Psychology, Nova Southeastern University <br>"A cornucopia of wise and sensitive reflections on psychoanalytic psychotherapy. McWilliams delineates the felt core of therapeutic work shared by workers of many schools, but rarely articulated so well. She gives the beginner a 'taste of the apple' in a hands-on and feeling way, and bolsters the spirit of the old-timer, who will recognize the fruit of attentive and caring practice."--Michael Eigen, PhD, author of "The Sensitive Self" <br>"Nancy McWilliams's book reads like a conversation with a master therapist, addressing the most important questions about facilitating the therapeutic process. Although a psychoanalyst herself, Dr. McWilliams makes frequent, respectful references to the other major theoretical schools, and gives practical advice that will help any new or seasoned therapist acquire skills for understanding and treating clients."--Karen J. Maroda, PhD, Department of Psychiatry, Medical College of Wisconsin <br>"This book addresses a daunting range of issues. How can therapists set limits with acting-out patients? What did Freud really say about behaviorn

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What Defines a Psychoanalytic Therapy?; The Psychoanalytic Sensibility; The Therapist's Preparation; Preparing the Client. Boundaries I: The Frame; Basic Therapy Processes; Boundaries II: Quandaries; Molly; Donna; Ancillary Lessons of Psychoanalytic Therapy; Occupational Hazards and Gratifications; Self-Care; Appendix: Annotated Bibliography.

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