Drawing from Dr. Mardi Horowitzs decades of experience in psychotherapy research and clinical practice, Clinician Technique in Personalized Psychotherapy melds theory and practice to elucidate the most effective techniques at each stage of therapy. The integrative cognitive-psychodynamic approach described in this comprehensive volume is applicable to patients with diverse backgrounds and various diagnoses.
In clear and practical terms, in-depth chapters reveal how to form and strengthen the therapeutic alliance between clinician and patient. Horowitz emphasizes the importance of moment-by-moment collaboration, asserting that this dynamic partnership is key to achieving the best patient results.
This book offers evidence-based guidance for several key strategies:
Personalizing a patients path toward self-evolution by way of continuous formulating and reformulating throughout the therapeutic process
Understanding and addressing defensive avoidances, such as emotional blunting, intellectualization, generalization, and projection
Applying techniques to slow down impulses and show adaptive routes forward
Tailoring responses to the patients current level of personality functioning
Overcoming obstacles presented by patients with narcissistic traits
Case examples and dialogues offer vivid insights into what patients might say and how therapists might respond, illustrating why certain interventions work better than others at specific therapeutic stages. Throughout, tables and diagrams organize observations made in assessments or therapy sessions into manageable categories that guide interventions, and terms are clearly defined in footnotes and a glossary.
Beyond its benefits for the therapist-patient dyad, the integrative approach outlined in Clinician Technique in Personalized Psychotherapy fosters common ground among clinicians from diverse therapeutic backgrounds.
Mardi J. Horowitz, M.D., is Distinguished Professor of Psychiatry at the University of California in San Francisco, California.
About the Author
Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgments
Chapter 1. Stages of Psychotherapy
Chapter 2. Formulating
Chapter 3. Choosing What to Say in the Present Moment
Chapter 4. Techniques When Obstacles Stall Progress
Chapter 5. Paying Attention to the Patients Current Level of Personality Functioning
Chapter 6. Correcting Schemas From Experiences in a Therapeutic Alliance
Chapter 7. Managing Narcissistic Traits
Chapter 8. Confronting Dilemmas by Assertion of a Therapeutic Alliance
Chapter 9. Assessing for Change During Treatment
Chapter 10. Endnote
References
Glossary of Terms
Index
