Negotiating the Therapeutic Alliance

A Relational Treatment Guide

Jeremy D. Safran and J. Christopher Muran

HardcoverPaperback
Hardcover
January 11, 2000
ISBN 9781572305120
Price: $89.00
260 Pages
Size: 6" x 9"
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Paperback
May 22, 2003
ISBN 9781572308695
Price: $39.00
260 Pages
Size: 6" x 9"
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A half-century of psychotherapy research has shown that the quality of the therapeutic alliance is the most robust predictor of treatment success. This unique book provides a systematic framework for negotiating ruptures and strains in the therapeutic alliance and transforming them into therapeutic breakthroughs. Cutting-edge developments in psychoanalysis and other modalities are synthesized with original research and clinical wisdom gleaned from years of work in the field. The result is a practical and highly sophisticated guide that spells out clear principles of intervention while at the same time inspiring therapists toward greater creativity.