Therapeutic Relationship in Psychotherapy Practice

Charles J. Gelso is professor emeritus and senior lecturer in psychology at University of Maryland. He has written widely about the therapeutic relationship over the years, theorizing about and studying key elements of the relationship. Dr. Gelso has been editor of major journals in psychotherapy and has received many top awards in the field.

"Yes, of course the primary answer to why therapy works is ‘the relationship,’ but what about the relationship? That’s the harder and by far the more important and clinically compelling question, and that's exactly what Dr. Gelso answers for us in this extremely knowledgeable, readable, and eminently useful book. Integrating his theoretical perspective—a tripartite clinical model of the relationship—with multiple, experience-near clinical vignettes, Dr. Gelso offers practitioners of every variety the means to facilitate deeper, richer, and more effective therapist-client relationships."Barry A. Farber, PhD, professor, Clinical Psychology Program, Teachers College, Columbia University; author, The Psychotherapy of Carl Rogers: Cases and Commentary; Self-disclosure in Psychotherapy; editor, Journal of Clinical Psychology: In Session

• Preface Chapter 1. An Integrative Conception of the Therapeutic Relationship: Overview of the Tripartite Model Chapter 2. The Empathic Way and Benevolent Neutrality Chapter 3. Building a Real Relationship and Forging a Working Alliance: What Is a Therapist to Do? Chapter 4. Detecting and Working with Transference Chapter 5. Know Thyself, Manage Thyself Chapter 6. Love, Hate, and Other Inadmissible Feelings in the Psychotherapist Chapter 7. Good Therapist, Good Relationship: A Summing Up Index