A number of books have explored the ways psychotherapy clients can benefit from learning and practicing mindfulness. This is the first volume to focus specifically on how mindfulness can deepen the therapeutic relationship. Grounded in research, chapters demonstrate how therapists' own mindfulness practice can help them to listen more attentively and be more fully present. Leading proponents of different treatment approaches—including behavioral, psychodynamic, and family systems perspectives—illustrate a variety of ways that mindfulness principles can complement standard techniques and improve outcomes by strengthening the connection between therapist and client. Also presented are practical strategies for integrating mindfulness into clinical training. --- from the publisher
Critical Acclaim: "Hick and Bien present a timely discussion at the intersection of two topics that have recently captured much-deserved attention in the psychotherapy field. Leading scholars from diverse orientations address mindfulness and the therapeutic relationship with regard to issues of definition, measurement, treatment, and training. The result is a significant contribution to the literature—one that will be greatly appreciated by clinical practitioners, researchers, graduate students, and instructors."—J. Christopher Muran, PhD, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Beth Israel Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine "This fascinating, clinically fertile, and wide-ranging work illuminates and interweaves what may well be the two most significant themes in contemporary psychotherapy: the 'discovery' that therapy is a process of transformation through relationship and the introduction into clinical work of a 2500-year-old tradition of mindful awareness. Exactly how these developments may be integrated is the question addressed by the contributors to this scholarly yet accessible volume. Their responses are by turns practical, thought provoking, and inspiring. Mindfulness and the Therapeutic Relationship will doubtless prove a valued resource for novice and seasoned clinicians alike."—David J. Wallin, PhD, private practice, Mill Valley and Albany, California
Contents: I. Theory and Practice
1. Cultivating Therapeutic Relationships: The Role of Mindfulness, Steven F. Hick
2. The Therapeutic Relationship: Central and Essential in Psychotherapy Outcome, Michael J. Lambert and Witold Simon II. Therapeutic Presence
3. The Four Immeasurable Minds: Preparing to Be Present in Psychotherapy, Thomas Bien
4. Anatta: Self, Non-Self, and the Therapist, Paul R. Fulton
5. Mindfulness and Empathy: A Hermeneutic Circle, Russell A. Walsh III. Therapeutic Presence in Different Types of Treatment
6. Mindfulness, Values, and Therapeutic Relationship in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Kelly G. Wilson and Emily K. Sandoz
7. Mindfulness-Based Relapse Prevention for Substance Abusers: Therapist Training and Therapeutic Relationships, G. Alan Marlatt, Sarah Bowen, Neha Chawla, and Katie Witkiewitz
8. Mindfulness, Metacommunication, and Affect Regulation in Psychoanalytic Treatment, Jeremy D. Safran and Romy Reading
9. Relational Mindfulness and Dialogic Space in Family Therapy, Mishka Lysack IV. Teaching and Listening
10. Meditation: A Universal Tool for Cultivating Empathy, Shauna L. Shapiro and Christin D. Izett
11. Inviting Therapeutic Presence: A Mindfulness-Based Approach, Diane Gehart and Eric E. McCollum
12. Cultivating Mindfulness in Relationship: Insight Dialogue and the Interpersonal Mindfulness Program, Gregory Kramer, Florence Meleo-Meyer, and Martha Turner
13. Mindful Listening for Better Outcomes, Rebecca Shafir
Epilogue, Steven F. Hick and Thomas Bien Contributors: Thomas Bien, PhD, private practice, Albuquerque, New Mexico Sarah Bowen, PhD, Addictive Behaviors Research Center, Department of Psychology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington Neha Chawla, MS, Addictive Behaviors Research Center, Department of Psychology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington Paul R. Fulton, EdD, Tufts Health Plan, Newton Center, Massachusetts Diane Gehart, PhD, LMFT, Department of Educational Psychology and Counseling, California State University, Northridge, Northridge, California Steven F. Hick, PhD, School of Social Work, Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Christin D. Izett, MA, Department of Psychology, Santa Clara University, Santa Clara, California Gregory Kramer, PhD, Metta Foundation, Portland, Oregon Michael J. Lambert, PhD, Department of Psychology, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah Mishka Lysack, PhD, Faculty of Social Work, University of Calgary, and Calgary Family Therapy Centre, Calgary Alberta, Canada G. Alan Marlatt, PhD, Addictive Behaviors Research Center, Department of Psychology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington Eric E. McCollum, PhD, LCSW, LMFT, Marriage and Family Therapy Program, Virginia Tech University–Northern Virginia Center, Falls Church, Virginia Florence Meleo-Meyer, MA, Center for Mindfulness, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, Massachusetts Romy Reading, MA, Department of Psychology, New School for Social Research, New York, New York Jeremy D. Safran, PhD, Department of Psychology, New School for Social Research, New York, New York Emily K. Sandoz, MS, Department of Psychology, University of Mississippi, University, Mississippi Rebecca Shafir, MA, CCC, Hallowell Center for Cognitive and Emotional Health, Sudbury, Massachusetts Shauna L. Shapiro, PhD, Department of Counseling Psychology, Santa Clara University, Santa Clara, California Witold Simon, MD, PhD, Department of Neurotic Disorders and Psychotherapy, Institute of Psychiatry and Neurology, Warsaw, Poland Martha Turner, PhD, Metta Foundation, Evanston, Illinois Russell A. Walsh, PhD, Department of Psychology, Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Kelly G. Wilson, PhD, Department of Psychology, University of Mississippi, University, Mississippi Katie Witkiewitz, PhD, Alcohol and Drug Abuse Institute, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington
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