This work explores the therapeutic relationship in the psychological therapies. It will be an important resource book for practitioners including counsellors, psychotherapists, psychologists, trainers and trainees and all those who work with people in therapeutic contexts. This book reviews the importance of the therapeutic relationship within the key modalities of Person-Centred, Psychodynamic, Existential, Gestalt, TA, CBT, Relational and Transpersonal approaches. The place of power and oppression and the social context of the relationship in therapy are further reviewed. Authors examine what the research really tells us about outcomes in therapy and explores the place of research for the psychological therapies.In a series of commissioned chapters significant themes are presented which enable the reader to consider their impact on therapeutic practice. These include: touch, a Japanese perspective, spirituality, I- Thou relatedness and the contribution of Buber, the creative therapies and working with groups. In this title, the reader is invited to consider their own modality, their practice and their understanding of what really works in therapy.
1. The Therapeutic Relationship: Background and Context. Stephen Paul and Sheila Haugh2. The Relationship, not the Therapy? What the research tells us. Stephen Paul and Sheila Haugh3. The Therapeutic Relationship in Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy. Pam Howard4. The Therapeutic Relationship: A person-centred perspective. Sheila Haugh5. The Therapeutic Relationship: The Existential approach. Ernesto Spinelli6. The Therapeutic Relationship: Gestalt Therapy. Toni Gilligan7. Transactional Analysis: A diversity of relationships. Jane Walford and Robin Walford8. Cognitive Behavioural Dimensions of the Therapeutic Relationship. Mike Thomas9. The Relational Approach. Geoff Pelham10. Transpersonal Dimensions on the Therapeutic Relationship. John Shiers and Stephen Paul11. The Therapeutic Relationship: A research enquiry. Jerold D. Bozarth and Noriko Motomasa12. In and Out of the Mainstream: Therapy in its social and political context. Nick Totton13. Japanese Perspective. Yukishige Nakata14. Interconnections between Privilege and Oppression. Kay McFarlane15. The Ground of Our Relating: Martin Buber's I and Thou. Richard Worsley16. Spiritual Dimensions. William West17. Touch and the Therapeutic Relationship: Shifting a paradigm. Andrea Uphoff18. The Therapeutic Relationship in Creative Arts Psychotherapy. Jenny Stacey19. The Relationship in Group Therapy. Stephen Paul20. Conclusion. Sheila Haugh and Stephen Paul
