Craft of Psychotherapy

The craft of conducting dynamic psychotherapy rests on the foundation of sound, effective technique. Dr. Irving Paul employs a unique format of verbatim interactions of situations that commonly occur in therapy to show therapists how to develop the technical facility to articulate therapeutic goals and translate them into specific interventions. He explores ineffective as well as successful interventions and holds a dialogue in which he anticipates the reader's questions and arguments. The author presents a broad range of therapeutic issues organized into six sets: orienting the patient to psychotherapy; working with matters of format and procedure; formulating intervention; timing interventions; working with transference and defence; and dealing with resistance.