This compelling book provides psychotherapists with evidence-based strategies for harnessing the power of language to free clients from life-constricting patterns and promote psychological flourishing. Grounded in relational frame theory (RFT), the volume shares innovative ways to enhance assessment and intervention using specific kinds of clinical conversations. Techniques are demonstrated for activating and shaping behavior change, building a flexible sense of self, fostering meaning and motivation, creating powerful experiential metaphors, and strengthening the therapeutic relationship. User-friendly features include more than 80 clinical vignettes with commentary by the authors, plus a "Quick Guide to Using RFT in Psychotherapy" filled with sample phrases and questions to ask.See also two works by Paul L. Wachtel--Therapeutic Communication, Second Edition, which provides another vital perspective on language in psychotherapy, and Making Room for the Disavowed, which integrates psychodynamic thinking with ACT and other contemporary approaches.
This compelling book provides psychotherapists with evidence-based strategies for harnessing the power of language to free clients from life-constricting patterns and promote psychological flourishing. Grounded in relational frame theory (RFT), the volume shares innovative ways to enhance assessment and intervention using specific kinds of clinical conversations. Techniques are demonstrated for activating and shaping behavior change, building a flexible sense of self, fostering meaning and motivation, creating powerful experiential metaphors, and strengthening the therapeutic relationship. User-friendly features include more than 80 clinical vignettes with commentary by the authors, plus a "Quick Guide to Using RFT in Psychotherapy" filled with sample phrases and questions to ask. See also two works by Paul L. Wachtel--Therapeutic Communication, Second Edition, which provides another vital perspective on language in psychotherapy, and Making Room for the Disavowed, which integrates psychodynamic thinking with ACT and other contemporary approaches.
This compelling book provides psychotherapists with evidence-based strategies for harnessing the power of language to free clients from life-constricting patterns and promote psychological flourishing. Grounded in relational frame theory (RFT), the volume shares innovative ways to enhance assessment and intervention using specific kinds of clinical conversations. Techniques are demonstrated for activating and shaping behavior change, building a flexible sense of self, fostering meaning and motivation, creating powerful experiential metaphors, and strengthening the therapeutic relationship. User-friendly features include more than 80 clinical vignettes with commentary by the authors, plus a "Quick Guide to Using RFT in Psychotherapy" filled with sample phrases and questions to ask. See also two works by Paul L. Wachtel--Therapeutic Communication, Second Edition, which provides another vital perspective on language in psychotherapy, and Making Room for the Disavowed, which integrates psychodynamic thinking with ACT and other contemporary approaches.
Das vorliegende Werk ist das erste Lehrbuch zur systematischen Nutzung von Sprache in der Psychotherapie. Alle Verfahren und Methoden nutzen Sprache als ihr zentrales Instrument der Veränderung. Das Buch hilft Psychotherapeuten, den Zusammenhang zwischen Sprache und Psychopathologie differenziert zu verstehen. Es beschreibt mit vielen praktischen Beispielen, wie sie Sprache einsetzen können, um psychologische Fertigkeiten wie Perspektivwechsel und Empathie zu unterstützen. Weitere wichtige Themen sind die Rolle von Sprache bei der Förderung von Verhaltensveränderungen, der Entwicklung eines flexiblen Selbstkonzepts und des Erlebens von Sinnhaftigkeit und Motivation.
Das vorliegende Werk ist das erste Lehrbuch zur systematischen Nutzung von Sprache in der Psychotherapie. Alle Verfahren und Methoden nutzen Sprache als ihr zentrales Instrument der Veränderung. Das Buch hilft Psychotherapeuten, den Zusammenhang zwischen Sprache und Psychopathologie differenziert zu verstehen. Es beschreibt mit vielen praktischen Beispielen, wie sie Sprache einsetzen können, um psychologische Fertigkeiten wie Perspektivwechsel und Empathie zu unterstützen. Weitere wichtige Themen sind die Rolle von Sprache bei der Förderung von Verhaltensveränderungen, der Entwicklung eines flexiblen Selbstkonzepts und des Erlebens von Sinnhaftigkeit und Motivation.