Leslie S. Greenberg, PhD, is Distinguished Research Professor Emeritus of Psychology and founder and former director of the Emotion-Focused Therapy Clinic at York University in Toronto, Canada.

A major shift has occurred in experiential therapy. This seminal text extends the work of Rogers and Perls and provides systematic interventions that target specific client problems. It provides the practicing therapist with a map, a rich theoretical base that emphasizes the client's potential for growth. It also offers specific guidelines for effective practice and clinical examples of tried and empirically tested interventions. This is a classic that will guide therapists for years to come. --Susan M. Johnson, EdD, Professor of Psychology & Psychiatry, University of Ottawa, CanadaI am impressed by the scope and depth of this orientation, its international development, its theory, research base, and wide variety of applications in practice. Because it is centered on the experiential dimension which cuts across other orientations, this book will bring something helpful to every practitioner. --Eugene T. Gendlin, PhD, University of Chicago, author of Focusing-Oriented PsychotherapyThis is a splendid transcultural collection that reflects fine scholarship and practical wisdom. It places experiential approaches not only in historical context, but also in their contemporary role as a leading component of 21st century psychotherapy. I recommend it highly. --Michael J. Mahoney, PhD, University of North Texas, Executive Director, Society for Constructivism in the Human Sciences -

• I. History and Theory1. The Experiential Paradigm Unfolding: Relationship and Experiencing in Therapy, Watson,Greenberg, and Lietaer2. The Theory of Experience-Centered Therapies, Greenberg and Van BalenII. Foundational Processes3. Empathic: A Postmodern Way of Being?, Watson, Goldman, and Vanaerschot4. Dialogic Gestalt Therapy, Yontef5. Existential Processes, Schneider6. Focusing Microprocesses, Leijssen7. Interpersonal Processes, van Kessel and Lietaer8. The Person as Active Agent in Experiential Therapy, Bohart and Tallman9. How Can Impressive In-Session Changes Become Impressive Postsession Changes?, MahrerIII.Differential Treatment Applications10. Process-Experiential Therapy of Depression, Greenberg, Watson, and Goldman11. Process-Experiential Therapy for Posttraumatic Stress Difficulties, Elliott, Davis, and Slatik12. Experiential Psychotherapy of the Anxiety Disorders, Wolfe and Sigl13. Goal-Oriented Client-Centered Psychotherapy of Psychosomatic Disorders, Sachse14. Experiential Psychodrama with Sexual Trauma, Hudgins15. The Treatment of Borderline Personality Disorder, Eckert and Biermann-Ratjen16. A Client-Centered Approach to Therapeutic Work with Dissociated and Fragile Process, Warner17. Pre-therapy and Pre-symbolic Experiencing, Prouty18. Psychopathology According to the Differential Incongruence Model, Speirer19. Diagnosing in the Here and Now: A Gestalt Therapy Approach, Melnick and NevisIV. Conclusion20. Experiential Therapy: Identity and Challenges, Greenberg, Lietaer, and Watson