Brief Therapy Conversations: Exploring Efficient Intervention in Psychotherapy [Paperback]

Brief Therapy Conversations features stimulating discussions between two international experts about essential topics, including: the importance of the therapeutic relationship, the role of diagnosis, the therapists mindset, specific techniques and guiding logics, therapist development, and likely future trends.

PART I: Dialogues  1. The Therapeutic Relationship in Brief Therapy  2. Diagnosis and Brief Therapy  3. Mindset in Brief Therapy  4. Techniques and Logics in Brief Therapy  5. A Brief History of Brief Therapy, Some Personal Influences, and Thoughts about the Future  Part II: Extending the Conversation - Scholarly Elaborations  6. Single-Session Therapy: A Healthful Approach to Effectively and Efficiently Solving Client Problems  7. The 9 Logics Beneath Brief Therapy Interventions: A Framework to Help Therapists Achieve Their Purpose  8. Common Errors in Single Session Therapy

Michael F. Hoyt, Ph.D., is a psychologist based in Mill Valley, California. He was one of the originators (with Moshe Talmon and Robert Rosenbaum) of the Single Session Therapy approach and is the recipient of various professional honors. He is the author/editor of numerous publications, including Brief Therapy and Beyond; The Handbook of Constructive Therapies; Creative Therapy in Challenging Situations; and Single Session Thinking and Practice in Global, Cultural, and Familial Contexts.

Flavio Cannistr?, Psy.D., is a psychologist based in Rome, Italy. He is the founder and co-director of the Italian Center for Single Session Therapy and of the ICNOS Institute, an international postgraduate trailӬ