Sage Publications The Therapeutic Relationship in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy

The therapeutic relationship in CBT is often reduced to a cursory description of establishing warmth, genuineness and empathy in order to foster a collaborative relationship. This does not reflect the different approaches needed to establish a therapeutic partnership for the wide range of disorders and settings in which CBT is applied. This book takes a client group and disorder approach with chapters split into four sections:  General issues in the therapeutic relationship in CBT Therapeutic relationship issues in specific disorders Working with specific client groups Interpersonal considerations in particular delivery situations Each chapter outlines key challenges therapists face in a specific context, how to predict and prevent ruptures in the therapeutic alliance and how to work with these ruptures when they occur. With clinical vignettes, dialogue examples and ‘tips for therapists′ this book is key reading for CBT therapists at all levels. Review This book provides the practitioner with accessible theory-in-practice models which hold the therapeutic relationship as one of key element in the process of change. I would recommend it to both CB Therapists & those thinking of integrating CBT into their practice rationale. -- Brian Charlesworth There is considerable evidence that the therapeutic relationship contributes significantly to outcomes. This important contribution from leaders in the field of cognitive behaviour therapy articulates how to pay attention to the moment by moment interactions between client and therapist and conceptualise them within CBT terms. It covers all the important domains such as transference, countertransference, projection, and the complexities of empathy. In addition there are a number of specific chapters addressing all specific psychological difficulties. Scholarly, well written, and with insights obviously based on many years of experience this is a must read for all cognitive behaviour therapist and indeed others interested in the therapeutic relationship -- Professor Paul Gilbert, PhD, FBPsS, OBE About the Author Dr Stirling Moorey is a Consultant Psychiatrist in CBT at the South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust and Visiting Senior Lecturer in Psychiatry at the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience. He was formerly Professional Head of Psychotherapy for SlaM. He has trained in Cognitive Analytic Therapy and Schema Therapy and is also a Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy teacher. He has been training mental health professionals in CBT for 30 years, and regularly gives workshops on managing complexity, adversity and interpersonal process in CBT. His research interests are in the application of CBT to cancer and physical illness. Dr Anna Lavender is a Principal Clinical Psychologist at South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust.  She has nineteen years’ experience in CBT treatment and supervision, and is also a qualified Schema Therapist and supervisor.  She teaches training psychologists on interpersonal processes in therapy, and has worked extensively with individuals with personality disorders.  She is joint UK lead on an international trial of the use of Group Schema Therapy with individual with Borderline Personality Disorder.