The concept of the real or personal relationship between client and therapist has existed since the earliest days of psychotherapy. Yet the real relationship—with its twin components of genuineness and realism has often been misunderstood or ignored. Instead, psychotherapy research has focused largely on the concepts of the working alliance and of transference and counter-transference. In this engaging book, Charles J. Gelso argues the case for the relevance of the real relationship to successful therapeutic outcomes.
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Uncover the impact of a genuine therapist–client bond defined by authenticity and realism, going beyond conventional ideas of working alliances and transference. This engaging exploration illuminates how fostering a true, personal connection can pave the way for meaningful therapeutic breakthroughs.
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Preface

  1. Contextualizing the Real Relationship in Psychotherapy and Psychoanalysis
  2. Genuineness Throughout the Decades
  3. The Reality of the Other
  4. A Theory of the Real Relationship in Psychotherapy and Psychoanalysis
  5. The Real Relationship Within the Psychotherapy Hour
  6. Measuring the Real Relationship
  7. Emerging Research Findings About the Real Relationship in the Process and Outcome of Psychotherapy
  8. Closing Reflections on the Real Relationship in Psychotherapy

References

Index

About the Author

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Product details

ISBN
9781433808678
Published
2010-09-15
Publisher
American Psychological Association
Height
254 mm
Width
178 mm
Age
P, 06
Language
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Innbundet
Number of pages
187

Biographical note

Charles J. Gelso, PhD, has been a professor of psychology in the Department of Psychology at the University of Maryland, College Park, since 97 .
 
He has published widely on the topic of the therapeutic relationship, including both empirical and theoretical articles and books. His work has focused on the real relationship, therapist countertransference, patient transference, the therapist amp ndash patient working alliance, and the interplay of these key concepts.
 
He has also been the editor of major journals, including his most recent editorship of Psychotherapy Theory, Research, Practice, amp amp Training. He has maintained a practice in psychotherapy throughout his career.
 
Dr. Gelso has received many honors and awards, including the Leona Tyler Award (from the Society of Counseling Psychology of the American Psychological Association), which is the top award in counseling psychology given for outstanding contributions to the field the Distinguished Psychologist Award from APA Division 29 (Psychotherapy) and a grant in his name awarded annually by APA Division 29.
 
Among his previous books are The Psychotherapy Relationship: Theory, Research, and Practice ( 998) and Countertransference and the Therapist's Inner Experience: Perils and Possibilities (2 7).