How and Why Are Some Therapists Better Than Others?

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Louis G. Castonguay, PhD, completed his doctorate in Clinical Psychology at S.U.N.Y. Stony Brook, a clinical internship at U.C. Berkeley, and a Post-doctorate at Stanford University. He is currently a Professor at the Department of Psychology at Penn State University. With more than 180 publications (including eight co-edited books), his scholarly work and research focus on different aspects of the process of change and training, especially within the context of psychotherapy integration of psychotherapy. He is also involved in the investigation of the efficacy of new integrative treatments for generalized anxiety disorder and depression, and the development of Practice Research Networks aimed at facilitating the collaboration between clinicians and researchers. He has received several awards, including the Early Career Contribution Award from the Society of Psychotherapy Research, and the David Shakow Award from the Division of Clinical Psychology of the American Psychological Association (APA). He has also received four recognitions from the APA Division of Psychotherapy: the Jack D. Krasner Memorial Award, the Distinguished Contributions to Teaching and Mentoring, the Distinguished Research Publications Award, and the Distinguished Psychologist Award for his life time contributions to the field of psychotherapy. He also served as President of the North American Society for Psychotherapy Research, as well as the International Society for Psychotherapy Research. Clara E. Hill, PhD, completed her doctorate in Counseling Psychology at Southern Illinois University and a clinical internship at University of Florida. She is currently a Professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of Maryland. With 12 books, 74 book chapters, and 215 journal articles, her scholarly work and research focus on psychotherapy process, therapist interventions, therapist training, dream work, meaning in life, and qualitative research methods. She has received several awards, including the Leona Tyler Award from Division 17 of the American Psychological Association, the Distinguished Psychologist Award from Division 29 of the American Psychological Association, the Outstanding Lifetime Achievement Award from the Section of Counseling and Psychotherapy Process and Outcome Research of the Society for Counseling Psychology, and the Distinguished Research Career Award, Society for Psychotherapy Research. She served as the Editor of the Journal of Counseling Psychology and Psychotherapy Research, and also served as the President of the North American Society for Psychotherapy Research, as well as the International Society for Psychotherapy Research.

Contributors Preface Introduction Louis G. Castonguay and Clara E. Hill Part I: Empirical Foundations Chapter 1: Therapist Effects, Effective Therapists, and the Law of Variability Michael Barkham, Wolfgang Lutz, Michael J. Lambert, and David Saxon Chapter 2: What Characterizes Effective Therapists? Bruce E. Wampold, Scott A. Baldwin, Martin grosse Holtforth, and Zac E. Imel Chapter 3: Who Works for Whom and Why? Integrating Therapist Effects Analysis Into Psychotherapy Outcome and Process Research Michael J. Constantino, James F. Boswell, Alice E. Coyne, David R. Kraus, and Louis G. Castonguay Part II: Conceptual Contributions Chapter 4: Appropriate Responsiveness as a Contribution to Therapist Effects William B. Stiles and Adam O. Horvath Chapter 5: Therapist Presence, Absence, and Extraordinary Presence Jeffrey A. Hayes and Maria Vinca Chapter 6: Inner Experience and the Good Therapist Charles J. Gelso and Andres E. Perez-Rojas Chapter 7: The Role of the Therapist's Attachment in the Process and Outcome of Psychotherapy Bernhard M. Strauss and Katja Petrowski Chapter 8: The Role of Therapist Skills in Therapist Effectiveness Timothy Anderson and Clara E. Hill Chapter 9: The Contributions of Client Culture to Differential Therapist Effectiveness Jeffrey A. Hayes, Jesse Owen, and Helene A. Nissen-Lie Chapter 10: Therapist Negative Reactions: How to Transform Toxic Experiences Abraham W. Wolf, Marvin R. Goldfried, and J. Christopher Muran Chapter 11: Professional Expertise in Psychotherapy Franz Caspar Chapter 12: Gaining Therapeutic Wisdom and Skills From Creative Others (Writers, Actors, Musicians, and Dancers) Barry A. Farber Part III: Empirical Contributions Chapter 13: Effective Therapists in Psychodynamic Therapy for Depression: What Interventions Are Used and How? Nadia Kuprian, Harold Chui, and Jacques P. Barber Chapter 14: Effective and Less Effective Therapists for Generalized Anxiety Disorder: Are They Conducting Therapy the Same Way? Soo Jeong Youn, Henry Xiao, Hanjoo Kim, Louis G. Castonguay, Andrew A. McAleavey, Michelle G. Newman, and Jeremy D. Safran Chapter 15: Something to Laugh About: Humor as a Characteristic of Effective Therapists Sarah Knox, Meghan C. Butler, Dakota J. Kaiser, Graham Knowlton, and Clara E. Hill Part IV: Implications and Conclusions Chapter 16: The Implications of Therapist Effects for Routine Practice, Policy, and Training James F. Boswell, David R. Kraus, Michael J. Constantino, Matteo Bugatti, and Louis G. Castonguay Chapter 17: Therapist Effects: Integration and Conclusions Clara E. Hill and Louis G. Castonguay Index About the Editors