Mastering the Inner Skills of Psychotherapy

Thissecond edition of Mastering the Inner Skills of Psychotherapy presentsdeliberate practice exercises that helpprofessionals and trainees develop the resilience and flexibility they need to be good therapists. Clients often arouse strong emotional reactions in therapists. Sometimes this istermed experiential avoidance or countertransference. Therapists must work hard to build their psychological capacity to stay self-aware, attuned, and clinically flexible even as they experiencestrong responses to their clients' words and actions. This bookprovides clearand practical deliberate practice exercises to help readers identify, develop, and master theinner skills necessary tobeeffectivetherapists.It features a clear and concisetraining plan that is based on the principles of deliberate practice. The plan can be adapted for use with all major models of psychotherapy, and it can serve asa lifeline for psychotherapistsatall levels of experience, from trainees to seasoned professionals.