Description

This is an essential book for all those who have wondered what the purpose of psychotherapy is; what procedures are involved and what results are achieved. The authors are experienced psychotherapists who are ready both to share their personal experiences and to question these in the light of relevant research. This leads to a critical enquiry into how a practitioner's interest in linking the objectives and outcomes of therapeutic engagement may be used creatively to enhance the effectiveness of their practice, in a variety of settings and contexts. Taking the form of an interactive process between the two authors reflected in each chapter, the book is accessible and readable to all levels of knowledge and practice. It is enlivened with dialogue and case studies and is under-pinned by a mini-research project, participated in by fellow practitioners in a series of workshops.