Inside the Session : What Really Happens in Psychotherapy

Unlike many presentations of clinical material, __Inside the Session__ does not offer carefully selected examples of therapeutic dialogue that are conveniently chosen to conform to the therapist's views. Rather, it presents full transcripts of three entire sessions, enabling readers to see not just what went right but also where the therapist may have missed a crucial detail or may have intervened at the wrong moment. This volume provides a rare opportunity to look over the shoulder--and into the mind--of a renowned psychotherapist at work. The therapist in this candid and revealing work is prolific author Paul L. Wachtel, who intersperses the sessions' transcripts with insightful at-the-moment commentary on how to explore the client's thoughts and experiences in ways that encourage insight and promote new interpersonal patterns and on the fine points of language choice by the therapist. A further illuminating feature of the book is an integrative framework that links the clinical work and the theoretical discussion. Wachtel's well-known integrative theory draws on psychodynamic, cognitive-behavioral, systemic, and experiential perspectives, highlighting convergences that are obscured by different terminologies and clarifying where the differences are real and important. "Unlike many presentations of clinical material, Inside the Session does not offer carefully selected examples of therapeutic dialogue that are conveniently chosen to conform to the therapist's views. Rather, it presents full transcripts of three entire sessions, enabling readers to see not just what went right, but where the therapist may have missed a crucial detail or may have intervened at the wrong moment. Inside the Session provides a rare opportunity to "look over the shoulder--and into the mind" of a renowned psychotherapist at work. The therapist in this candid and revealing annotation is prolific author Paul Wachtel, who intersperses the sessions' transcripts with insightful "at-the-moment" commentary not only on his clients' presenting problems, but also on his thoughts about how to proceed with exploring the clients' lines of thought, encouraging crucial insight, and effectively using restatements and simple words (and sounds) to facilitate dialogue. An additional key feature of the book is a comprehensive integrative framework that guides both the clinical work presented and the theoretical discussion that further illuminates it. Wachtel's well-known integrative theory draws on psychodynamic, cognitive-behavioral, systemic, and experiential perspectives, highlighting convergences that are obscured by different terminologies and clarifying where the differences are real and important"--Publicity materials. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved) This book presents transcripts of three entire psychotherapy sessions by a master therapist, along with his candid reflections and commentary. A rare opportunity to look in the mind of a seasoned professional. Unlike many presentations of clinical material, Inside the Session does not offer carefully selected examples of therapeutic dialogue that are conveniently chosen to conform to the therapist's views. Rather, it presents full transcripts of three entire sessions, enabling readers to see not just what went right but also where the therapist may have missed a crucial detail or may have intervened at the wrong moment. This volume provides a rare opportunity to look over the shoulder—and into the mind—of a renowned psychotherapist at work. The therapist in this candid and revealing work is prolific author Paul L. Wachtel, who intersperses the sessions'transcripts with insightful at-the-moment commentary on how to explore the client's thoughts and experiences in ways that encourage insight and promote new interpersonal patterns and on the fine points of language choice by the therapist. A further illuminating feature of the book is an integrative framework that links the clinical work and the theoretical discussion. Wachtel's well-known integrative theory draws on psychodynamic, cognitive behavioral, systemic, and experiential perspectives, highlighting convergences that are obscured by different terminologies and clarifying where the differences are real and important. This book presents transcripts of three entire psychotherapy sessions by a master therapist, along with his candid reflections and commentary. A rare opportunity to look in the mind of a seasoned professional. Unlike many presentations of clinical material, Inside the Session does not offer carefully selected examples of therapeutic dialogue that are conveniently chosen to conform to the therapists views. Rather, it presents full transcripts of three entire sessions, enabling readers to see not just what went right but also where the therapist may have missed a crucial detail or may have intervened at the wrong moment. This volume provides a rare opportunity to look over the shoulderand into the mindof a renowned psychotherapist at work. The therapist in this candid and revealing work is prolific author Paul L. Wachtel, who intersperses the sessions transcripts with insightful at-the-moment commentary on how to explore the client's thoughts and experiences in ways that encourage insight and promote new interpersonal patterns and on the fine points of language choice by the therapist. A further illuminating feature of the book is an integrative framework that links the clinical work and the theoretical discussion. Wachtels well-known integrative theory draws on psychodynamic, cognitive behavioral, systemic, and experiential perspectives, highlighting convergences that are obscured by different terminologies and clarifying where the differences are real and important.

Unlike many presentations of clinical material, Inside the Session does not offer carefully selected examples of therapeutic dialogue that are conveniently chosen to conform to the therapist's views. Rather, it presents full transcripts of three entire sessions, enabling readers to see not only what went right but also where the therapist may have missed a crucial detail or may have intervened at the wrong moment. This volume provides a rare opportunity to look over the shoulder-and into the mind-of a renowned psychotherapist at work. Paul L. Wachtel intersperses the sessions' transcripts with insightful at-the-moment commentary not only on the clients' presenting problems but also on his reasoning about how to explore their lines of thought, encourage crucial insight, and effectively use restatements and simple words to facilitate dialogue. A further illuminating feature of the book is an integrative framework that links the clinical work and the theoretical discussion, highlighting convergences that are obscured by different terminologies and clarifying where the differences are real and important.

Psychotherapy at ground level -- Inside two heads : the two-person perspective and its implications for theory and practice -- Louise : session one -- Louise : session two -- Melissa -- The sessions in retrospect