Therapist and Client: A Relational Approach to Psychotherapy - Softcover

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Patrick Nolan is a Psychotherapist and the Director of the Irish Institute for Integrated Psychotherapy. He is co-author of Object Relations and Integrative Psychotherapy: Tradition and Innovation in Theory and Practice (2002) and has written about integrative, psychoanalytic and body psychotherapy in numerous publications.

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One of the most crucial decisions for any clinician is choosing the appropriate treatment approach for an individual patient. Therapist and Client: A Relational Approach to Psychotherapy provides an invaluable guide to the fundamental interpersonal elements that comprise the most effective factor in therapy-the therapeutic relationship. Psychoanalytic and humanistic concepts and principles that vividly demonstrate the need to work in the present moment in order to effect change and tailor therapy to the individual client are grounded in key findings from infant research and neuroscience. In exploring the major aspects of the therapeutic relationship and a relational approach, esteemed psychotherapist Patrick Nolan draws on theory from multiple psychotherapeutic perspectives, research, and more than 30 years of clinical experience. His innovative treatment model reveals how current knowledge of the unified nature of body-mind experience, function, and expression offers a fresh view of the interactions, vitality, and potential of therapy.

Illustrated with numerous detailed case studies and practical clinical applications, Therapist and Client offers an exciting new resource for psychotherapists and health care professionals seeking more pragmatic, enlivening, and fruitful results with their clients.

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One of the most crucial decisions for any clinician is choosing the appropriate treatment approach for an individual patient. Therapist and Client: A Relational Approach to Psychotherapy provides an invaluable guide to the fundamental interpersonal elements that comprise the most effective factor in therapy-the therapeutic relationship. Psychoanalytic and humanistic concepts and principles that vividly demonstrate the need to work in the present moment in order to effect change and tailor therapy to the individual client are grounded in key findings from infant research and neuroscience. In exploring the major aspects of the therapeutic relationship and a relational approach, esteemed psychotherapist Patrick Nolan draws on theory from multiple psychotherapeutic perspectives, research, and more than 30 years of clinical experience. His innovative treatment model reveals how current knowledge of the unified nature of body-mind experience, function, and expression offers a fresh view of the interactions, vitality, and potential of therapy.

Illustrated with numerous detailed case studies and practical clinical applications, Therapist and Client offers an exciting new resource for psychotherapists and health care professionals seeking more pragmatic, enlivening, and fruitful results with their clients.