ABSTRACT

What Therapists Say and Why They Say It, 2nd ed, 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, in the most concrete possible way, not just why but 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.

The second edition is designed specifically for use as a main textbook, and it includes more detailed explanations of both different counseling modalities and the interaction between techniques and the counseling process—for example, the use of Socratic and circular questions within the art therapy process. What Therapists Say and Why They Say It, 2nd ed, is also designed to help students make clear connections between the skills they learn in prepracticum and practicum with other courses in the curriculum—especially the 8 core CACREP areas.

chapter 1|11 pages

Welcome

chapter 2|7 pages

Pragmatic Therapy

chapter 3|18 pages

The Reflecting Pool

chapter 4|21 pages

The Questioning Tree

chapter 5|13 pages

The Framework

chapter 6|12 pages

Looking for Clear Skies

chapter 7|8 pages

Chasing Down Mirages

chapter 8|10 pages

The Supply Line

chapter 9|9 pages

Therapist’s Actions

chapter 10|9 pages

Pure Imagination

chapter 11|27 pages

Waves in Motion

chapter 12|8 pages

Abandoned Mine Shaft

chapter 13|12 pages

Comprehensive Transcript

chapter 14|3 pages

Intertwined Interventions

chapter 15|11 pages

Practice Exercises