Integrative Therapy: A Practitioner's Guide [Paperback]

Integrative Therapy, Second Edition is a practical guide to the knowledge and skills needed to work integratively as a therapist. For many therapists it is clear that no one approach can offer everything they and their clients need. However, by combining elements from different models, a more flexible and potentially more effective way of working can be developed. The authors describe an adaptable framework for integrative practice, based on their analysis of how therapy works coupled with theories of human development. Fully revised and updated, this Second Edition includes new material on neuroscientific advances in psychotherapy as well as research methodology.Integrative Therapy, Second Edition is a practical guide to the knowledge and skills needed to work integratively as a therapist. For many therapists it is clear that no one approach can offer everything they and their clients need. However, by combining elements from different models, a more flexible and potentially more effective way of working can be developed. The authors describe an adaptable framework for integrative practice, based on their analysis of how therapy works coupled with theories of human development. Fully revised and updated, this Second Edition includes new material on neuroscientific advances in psychotherapy as well as research methodology.`Throughout the book it is assumed that we can learn from each other and that we need to, whatever orientation we were trained in, in the service of the client. I find this pragmatic approach open and refreshing in a period when some of us have polarised around the 'what works best' debate. Both authors are experienced practitioners and trainers and their commitment to integrative counselling and psychotherapy shines through' - AUCC JournalA very good overview of the nature of therapy and the therlƒs