How can therapists practice so differently, yet achieve similar results? Jeffrey Kottler identifies the traits all good therapists have in common and combines the most effective healing practices into one coherent framework. He also shows how to integrate these characteristics into your own practice.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 195-211) and index.
nov/92 25.95
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How Therapists Can Do Such Different Things and Still Get Similar Results
The Struggle to Find Things Therapists Can Agree On
Examining the Variables That Are Common to Most Therapies
What the Best Therapists Are Like as People
How Therapists Perceive, Think, Sense, and Process Their Experiences
What Therapists Actually Do with Clients That Makes a Difference
How the Joys and Challenges of Therapeutic Work Translate into Effective Therapy
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Publishers Weekly Review
Tackling the questions of why and how diverse psychotherapeutic approaches so often lead to similar helpful results for clients, Kottler ( On Being a Therapist ) attempts a portrait of the ``consummate practitioner.'' An associate professor of counseling at the Citadel, a college in South Carolina, he calls upon his own experience, interviews with other therapists and the field's literature to select what he deems to be the best features from most systems. Citing approaches championed by Freud, Carl Rogers, Milton Erickson and Albert Ellis, among others, he concludes that what matters most is ``who the therapist is as a human being . . . .'' Addressed to therapists but of interest to clients as well, Kottler's accessible though repetitive examination confirms what many clients and therapists already believe: that healing derives from the therapeutic relationship. ``Therapists who are perceived as confident and credible produce positive results.'' Kottler anticipates the discovery of an integrated theory of therapy that will connect the essence of diverse methodologies, much as Newton's discoveries unified pre-17th century theories of physics. (Mar.) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved
Booklist Review
Kottler, an associate professor and coordinator of the counseling program at The Citadel, explores what works in psychotherapy. His thesis is that, no matter what their theoretical orientation, there are some things that all effective therapists do. This explains why diverse approaches can achieve similar results. Among the attributes of successful therapy are an observant, caring, and flexible therapist; a trusting relationship between therapist and client; and the application of interventions designed to give the client motivation and support. Instead of adhering to a specific methodology, Kottler recommends that therapists develop their own personal style by using an integrative approach that synthesizes a variety of tactics and strategies. Though addressed to practitioners, this accessible book can provide insights for other readers interested in how psychotherapy works. ~--Mary Ellen Quinn
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JEFFREY A. KOTTLER is professor of counseling and educational psychology at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Kottler is an internationally recognized authority in the area of human relationships, and the author of thirteen books, including the highly acclaimed On Being a Therapist (1993), and Compassionate Therapy (1992), both from Jossey-Bass.
