Psychotherapy Relationships That Work

Part 1: Introduction; 1. Empirically Supported Therapy Relationships; 2. Research Summary on the Therapeutic Relationship and Psychotherapy Outcome; Part 2: Effective Elements; A: General Elements of the Therapy Relationship; 3. The Alliance; 4. Cohesion in Group Therapy; 5. Empathy; 6. Goal Consensus and Collaboration; B: Customizing the Therapy Relationship to the Individual Patient; 7. Resistance; 8. Functional Impairment and Coping Style; Part 3: Promising Elements; A: General Elements of the Therapy Relationship; 9. Positive Regard; 10. Congruence; 11. Feedback; 12. Repairing Alliance Ruptures; 13. Self-Disclosure; 14. The Management of Countertransference; 15. Relational Interpretations; B: Customising the Therapy Relationship to the Individual Patient; 16. Stages of Change; 17. Anaclitic/Sociotropic and Introjective/Autonomous Dimensions; 18. Expectations and Preferences; 19. Assimilation of Problematic Experiences; 20. Attachment Style; 21. Religion and Spirituality; 22. Cultural and Demographic Diversity; 23. Personality Disorders; Part 4: Conclusions and Guidelines; 24. Empirically Supported Therapy Relationships: Conclusions and Recommendations of the Division Task Force; Appendix A: Chapter Guidelines; Appendix B: Evaluation of Research Studies