Metaphor in Practice : A Professional’s Guide to Using the Science of Language in Psychotherapy.

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The use of metaphor is central to the implementation of acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) and dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), and is a powerful tool for all practicing psychotherapists. In Metaphor in Practice, psychotherapist and international ACT trainer Niklas T#65533;rneke presents the first practical book to combine the most recent behavioral and linguistic sciences of metaphor, and illustrates how and when to apply metaphors in practice for better treatment outcomes.  Read more... Foreword Practical Scientific Knowledge About the Most Important Therapeutic Tool We Have Introduction A Tale of Three Books Part 1 Metaphor-­a Scientific Analysis Chapter 1 What Are Metaphors? Chapter 2 Metaphors-­in Context Chapter 3 Behavior Analysis and Metaphors Chapter 4 Metaphors-­Relating Relations Chapter 5 Metaphors in Clinical Research Chapter 6 What Have We Learned? Part 2 Metaphors as Therapeutic Tools Chapter 7 Three Core Strategies Chapter 8 Creating Metaphors for Functional Analysis Chapter 9 Creating Metaphors to Establish Observational Distance Chapter 10Creating Metaphors to Clarify Direction Chapter 11 Catching Metaphors Chapter 12 Cocreating Metaphors Chapter 13 Metaphors and Experiential Exercises Afterword Acknowledgments References Index