Description
Book SynopsisThis book offers a conceptual framework for working with men—the Deepening framework—along with practical guidance for conducting group therapy with men.
In Deepening group psychotherapy, men discover their hopes, fears, losses, frustrations, and traumas, aided by a clinician who uses attentiveness to language and the therapeutic relationship to engage and intervene. Traditional therapy, with its emphasis on vulnerable face-to-face sharing, presents challenges for men socialized to keep their emotional lives private. This book helps clinicians find ways to break down the barriers that keep many men from seeking help, and shows them how to explore men’s inner psychological workings.
Through detailed therapy dialogues that illustrate moment-to-moment and session-to-session interventions, readers will learn how to connect with men in group settings around issues such as relationships, fear of being dependent on others, grief and loss,
Table of Contents
Foreword
Sam V. Chochran
Acknowledgments
Introduction: Masculinities in Transition
Part I: Individual and Group Psychotherapy With Men
Chapter 1: The Deepening Psychotherapy With Men Model: Identifying the Conflict Zones
Chapter 2: Making Psychotherapy Work for Men
Chapter 3: Group Therapy: The Why and How
Chapter 4: Making Group Psychotherapy Work for Men
Part II: Stories Men Bring to Group Therapy
Chapter 5: Excavating the Dark Passages
Chapter 6: Questioning Identities
Chapter 7: The Perils of Addiction
Chapter 8: The Body Talks
Chapter 9: Dealing With Loss
Part III: Doing Group Therapy With Men
Chapter 10: Building Trust: Scenes From the Early Stages of the Men's Group
Chapter 11: Deepening the Connections: Scenes From the Middle Stage of the Men's Group
Chapter 12: Integrating Learning and Letting Go: Scenes From the Later Stage of the Men's Group
Chapter 13: Starting a Deepening Psychotherapy Group in Your Practice
References
Index
About the Author
