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Book SynopsisThis new edition offers practical exercises and a training program for cultivating presence in students and trainees.
Trade ReviewTherapeutic Presence is the “secret sauce” of effective therapy. In this updated version of their classic text, the authors answer all your questions about presence, and they show how to cultivate presence in and outside of therapy. A “must-read” for all clinicians!
-- Christopher Germer, PhD, Lecturer on Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, United States
This book provides an accessible and compelling answer to the perennial question of how the therapeutic relationship promotes change in our clients. In this revised edition, clinical vignettes, experiential practices, and peer-led reflection illustrate how trainable therapeutic presence is and demonstrate its central role in harnessing psychotherapy’s benefits.
-- Zindel Segal, PhD, Distinguished Professor of Psychology in Mood Disorders, University of Toronto Scarborough
Table of ContentsAcknowledgments
Introduction to Therapeutic Presence: A Foundation for Effective Therapeutic Relationships
Part I. Theoretical and Empirical Basis of Therapeutic Presence Chapter 1. Therapeutic Presence: A Theory of Relationship
Chapter 2. History of Presence Across Theoretical Approaches
Chapter 3. Research on Therapeutic Presence
Part II. The Model of Therapeutic Presence Chapter 4. Preparing the Ground for Therapeutic Presence
Chapter 5. The Process of Therapeutic Presence
Chapter 6. The Embodied Experience of Therapeutic Presence
Part III. A Deeper Exploration of Therapeutic Presence Chapter 7. Levels of Therapeutic Presence
Chapter 8. Challenges to Therapeutic Presence
Chapter 9. Presence Related to Therapists’ and Clients’ Emotional Experience
Chapter 10. Neurobiology of Therapeutic Presence
Part IV. Approaches to Cultivating Therapeutic Presence Chapter 11. Mindfulness and Self-Compassion: Ways to Enhance Therapeutic Presence
Chapter 12. Experiential Approaches to Presence
Part V. Training in Therapeutic Presence Chapter 13. Psychotherapy Training: Cultivating Therapeutic Presence
Chapter 14. Therapeutic Presence Exercises and Practices
Chapter 15. Cultivating Online Therapeutic Presence
Epilogue
References
Index
About the Authors
