Developing Psychodynamic Counselling

Brendan McLoughlin is a psychoanalytic psychotherapist in private practice.

`This book deals with many aspects of psychodynamic counselling from the minutiae of the extrinsic context, such as decor, through the "therapeutic stance of attentive reserve" on to an elaboration of the elements of a therapeutic relationship... the book is liberally garnished with case studies... informative and thought-provoking... a useful resource to those teaching psychodynamic principles... If you are new to psychodynamic work, this book could be a safe and helpful guide... The ideas and techniques offered by the author may also prove intriguing and even inspiring to those (like me) from a different therapeutic orientation′ - The International Journal of Social Psychiatry`An extremely lucid exposition of psychodynamic counselling. It is very practical, aimed at psychodynamic counsellors starting their work with patients, but it also clarifies and simplifies many aspects of work within the therapeutic frame for practitioners and trainers from other approaches, such as myself.... As a person-centred practitioner, I find myself in awe of the powerful potential for depth within this approach′ - Self & Society

• IntroductionDeveloping Work with the External and Internal SettingDeveloping Work with Issues around the BoundariesDevelopments in Understanding and Working with the TransferenceDevelopments in Understanding and Working with Counter-TransferenceDevelopments in Working with the Whole Counselling RelationshipConclusion