Psychotherapy Relationships that Work: Volume 1: Evidence-Based Therapist Contributions

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First published in 2002, the landmark Psychotherapy Relationships That Work broke new ground by focusing renewed and corrective attention on the substantial research behind the crucial (but often overlooked) client-therapist relationship. This highly cited, widely adopted classic is now presented in two volumes: Evidence-based Therapist Contributions, edited by John C. Norcross and Michael J. Lambert; and Evidence-based Therapist Responsiveness, edited by John C. Norcross and Bruce E. Wampold. Each chapter in the two volumes features a specific therapist behavior that improves treatment outcome, or a transdiagnostic patient characteristic by which clinicians can effectively tailor psychotherapy. In addition to updates to existing chapters, the third edition features new chapters on the real relationship, emotional expression, immediacy, therapist self-disclosure, promoting treatment credibility, and adapting therapy to the patient's gender identity and sexual orientation. All chapters provide original meta-analyses, clinical examples, landmark studies, diversity considerations, training implications, and most importantly, research-infused therapeutic practices by distinguished contributors. Featuring expanded coverage and an enhanced practice focus, the third edition of the seminal Psychotherapy Relationships That Work offers a compelling synthesis of the best available research, clinical expertise, and patient characteristics in the tradition of evidence-based practice. Cover Psychotherapy Relationships That Work Copyright Dedication Contents Preface About the Editors List of Contributors 1. Evidence-​Based Psychotherapy Relationships: The Third Task Force 2. Alliance in Adult Psychotherapy 3. Alliance in Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy 4. Alliances in Couple and Family Therapy 5. Goal Consensus and Collaboration 6. Cohesion in Group Therapy 7. Empathy 8. Positive Regard and Affirmation 9. Congruence/​Genuineness 10. The Real Relationship 11. Self-​Disclosure and Immediacy 12. Emotional Expression 13. Cultivating Positive Outcome Expectation 14. Promoting Treatment Credibility 15. Managing Countertransference 16. Repairing Alliance Ruptures 17. Collecting and Delivering Client Feedback 18. What Works in the Psychotherapy Relationship: Results, Conclusions, and Practices Index