Therapist Techniques and Client Outcomes : Eight Cases of Brief Psychotherapy

As a therapist, would it be useful to learn what other therapists actually do in therapy sessions and possibly discover new ways of approaching clinical situations? Or, as a client, do you often feel uncertain as to what to expect or how to behave in therapy sessions? And as a researcher, would you rather use a method for analyzing the psychotherapy process and outcome that does not interfere with the nature of the clinical treatment? The author of Therapist Techniques and Client Outcomes analyzes these questions, and many others, from the varying perspectives of the therapist, the client and the researcher. She examines eight cases of brief psychotherapy with experienced, psychodynamic therapists and anxious//depressed female clients. The effects of different therapist techniques are explored, with the context of the client's presenting problems and diagnostic makeup, the therapist's theoretical orientation and style, the therapeutic relationship, and external events taken into account. Since therapist self-disclosure and interpretation were found to be particularly helpful across several cases, separate chapters are devoted to understanding when, how and why these techniques were used within specific cases. The final chapter integrates the findings for therapist techniques across all eight cases, suggesting that some techniques are consistently helpful, whereas others vary in helpfulness. The culmination of almost five years research by a recognised expert in outcome research, this volume is important reading for professionals and advanced students in the field.Hill, Clara E. is the author of 'Therapist Techniques and Client Outcomes : Eight Cases of Brief Psychotherapy', published 1989 under ISBN 9780783799032 and ISBN 0783799039.