Psychotherapy Relationships that Work

John C. Norcross, PhD, ABPP, is Distinguished Professor of Psychology at the University of Scranton, Adjunct Professor of Psychiatry at SUNY Upstate Medical University, and a clinical psychologist in part-time practice. He is past-president of the APA Society of Clinical Psychology, the APA Division of Psychotherapy, and the Society for the Exploration of Psychotherapy Integration. Among his 25 coauthored books are the Handbook of Psychotherapy Integration, Clinician's Guide to Evidence-Based Practice in Behavioral Health, Insider's Guide to Graduate Programs in Psychology, Psychologists' Desk Reference, and Systems of Psychotherapy: A Transtheoretical Analysis, now in its 9th edition.Michael J. Lambert, PhD, was Susa Young Gates University Professor and Professor of Psychology at Brigham Young University. He is currently retired from his academic position and is a part-time clinician in private practice. He authored Prevention of Treatment Failure and edited the fifth and sixth editions of Bergin and Garfield's Handbook of Psychotherapy and Behavior Change. He is past President of the Society for Psychotherapy Research.

• PrefaceContentsContributorsEditors 1. Evidence-Based Psychotherapy Relationships: The Third Task Force John C. Norcross & Michael J. Lambert 2. Alliance in Adult Psychotherapy Christoph Flückiger, A. C. Del Re, Bruce E. Wampold, & Adam O. Horvath 3. Alliance in Child and Adolescent PsychotherapyMarc S. Karver, Alessandro S. De Nadai, Maureen Monahan, & Stephen R. Shirk 4. Alliances in Couple and Family Therapy Myrna L. Friedlander, Valentín Escudero, Marianne J. Welmers-van de Poll, & Laurie Heatherington 5. Goal Consensus and CollaborationGeorgiana Shick Tryon, Sarah E. Birch, & Jay Verkuilen 6. Cohesion in Group TherapyGary M. Burlingame, Debra Theobald McClendon, & Chongming Yang 7. Empathy Robert Elliott, Arthur C. Bohart, Jeanne C. Watson, & David Murphy 8. Positive Regard and AffirmationBarry A. Farber, Jessica Y. Suzuki, & David A. Lynch 9. Congruence/Genuineness Gregory G. Kolden, Chia-Chiang Wang, Sara B. Austin, Yunling Chang, & Marjorie H. Klein 10. The Real RelationshipCharles J. Gelso, Dennis M. Kivlighan, Jr., & Rayna D. Markin 11. Self-Disclosure and ImmediacyClara E. Hill, Sarah Knox, & Kristen G. Pinto-Coelho 12. Emotional Expression Paul R. Peluso & Robert R. Freund 13. Cultivating Positive Outcome Expectation Michael J. Constantino, Andreea Vîslâ, Alice E. Coyne, & James F. Boswell 14. Promoting Treatment CredibilityMichael J. Constantino, Alice E. Coyne, James F. Boswell, Brittany R. Iles, & Andreea Vîslâ 15. Managing Countertransference Jeffrey A. Hayes, Charles J. Gelso, D. Martin Kivlighan, & Simon B. Goldberg 16. Repairing Alliance Ruptures Catherine F. Eubanks, J. Christopher Muran, & Jeremy D. Safran 17. Collecting and Delivering Client Feedback Michael J. Lambert, Jason L. Whipple, & Maria Kleinstäuber 18. What Works in the Psychotherapy Relationship: Results, Conclusions, and PracticesJohn C. Norcross & Michael J. Lambert

This is a timely and truly outstanding book which all concerned with quality health care should carefully review. The key to successful therapy IS, and has always been, the establishment of a genuine therapeutic relationship, not the blind application of cookbook techniques. Backed up by rigorous scientific studies, the authors cogently explore various elements of therapy in depth, while providing understandable examples. An extraordinarily timely text.