ABSTRACT

What Therapists Say and Why They Say It, Third Edition, is one of the most practical and flexible textbooks available to counseling students. The new edition includes more than one hundred techniques and more than a thousand specific therapeutic responses that elucidate not just why but also how to practice good therapy.

Transcripts show students how to integrate and develop content during sessions, and practice exercises help learners develop, discuss, combine, and customize various approaches to working with clients. Specific additions have been added to address the use of technology in therapy, as well as basic core competencies expected for all therapists. "Stop and Reflect" sections have been introduced to chapters, along with guidance on the level of skill associated with each individual technique.

Designed specifically for use as a main textbook, What Therapists Say and Why They Say It is also arranged to help students make clear connections between the skills they learn in pre-practicum, practicum, and internship with other courses in the curriculum—especially the eight core Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP) areas.

chapter Chapter 1|14 pages

Welcome

chapter Chapter 2|7 pages

Pragmatic Therapy

chapter Chapter 3|20 pages

The Reflecting Pool

chapter Chapter 4|23 pages

The Questioning Tree

chapter Chapter 5|15 pages

The Framework

chapter Chapter 6|14 pages

Looking for Clear Skies

chapter Chapter 7|10 pages

Chasing Down Mirages

chapter Chapter 8|12 pages

The Supply Line

chapter Chapter 9|11 pages

Therapist’s Actions

chapter Chapter 10|11 pages

Pure Imagination

chapter Chapter 11|29 pages

Waves in Motion

chapter Chapter 12|8 pages

Abandoned Mine Shaft

chapter Chapter 13|12 pages

Comprehensive Transcript

chapter Chapter 14|3 pages

Intertwined Interventions

chapter Chapter 15|11 pages

Practice Exercises