This book examines how psychotherapists can be appropriately responsive to clients' unique needs across a variety of therapeutic approaches by saying or doing the right thing at the right time. Expert contributors from a variety of theoretical orientations synthesize key research and identify common factors across the field of psychology as well as unique contributions that each approach offers. Chapters first explore important broad concepts and strategies, including therapists attuning to their clients' needs, examining the importance of the therapeutic relationship, the role clinicians play as attachment figures for their clients, and repairing ruptures in the working alliance. Building from this foundation, chapters then explore specific types of therapy in detail, including psychodynamic therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy, emotion-focused therapy, control mastery theory, narrative therapy, relationship-focused therapy for LGBTQ individuals and their nonaccepting caregivers, and integrative therapies. They review strategies for responding to specific client markers, cultural diversity considerations, guidance for training and supervision, and directions for future research. Clinical case examples enrich the material, demonstrating the dos and do nots of responsiveness with diverse clients.
Jeanne C. Watson, PhD, C.Psych., is a professor in the Department of Applied Psychology and Human Development, OISE. University of Toronto, Canada. A major exponent of humanistic-experiential psychotherapy, she has contributed to the development of emotion-focused therapy. Dr. Watson has conducted psychotherapy outcome studies to examine the effectiveness of different approaches to psychotherapy and the active ingredients of change. She has coauthored and coedited multiple books, including Emotion-Focused Therapy for Generalized Anxiety with Leslie Greenberg. Dr. Watson was President of the International Society for Psychotherapy Research in 2014-2015 and recognized as an APA Fellow in 2013. Hadas Wiseman, PhD, is a professor hair of the doctoral studies committee in the Department of Counseling and Human Development at the University of Haifa, Israel. She is also on faculty in the Weiss-Livnat International MA Program in Holocaust Studies. Her scholarly work and research focuses on the psychotherapy process, the therapeutic relationship, attachment in psychotherapy, personal and professional development of psychotherapists, and intergenerational trauma and interpersonal relationships in families of Holocaust survivors. She coedited Developing the Therapeutic Relationship with Orya Tishby. Dr. Wiseman is a certified clinical psychologist in private practice in Kiryat Tivon, Israel.
Contributors Introduction Jeanne Watson and Hadas Wiseman Part I. The Case for Responsiveness Chapter 1. Responsiveness in Psychotherapy Research: Problems and Ways Forward Bill Stiles Chapter 2. Responsiveness, the Relationship, and the Working Alliance in Psychotherapy Robert L. Hatcher Chapter 3. Attachment Theory as a Framework for Responsiveness in Psychotherapy Hadas Wiseman and Sharon Egozi Chapter 4. Responsiveness in the Alliance: Working With Ruptures and Repairs in Psychotherapy Catherine F. Eubanks, Joey Sergi, and J. Christopher Muran Part II. Responsiveness in Different Therapeutic Approaches Chapter 5. Responsiveness in Psychodynamic Relational Psychotherapy Orya Tishby Chapter 6. Responsiveness in Control Mastery Theory George Silberschatz Chapter 7. Contextual Responsivity in Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy Michael J. Constantino, Brien J. Goodwin, Heather J. Muir, Alice E. Coyne, and James F. Boswell Chapter 8. Responsiveness in Emotion-Focused Therapy Jeanne Watson Chapter 9. Responsiveness in Narrative Therapy EugEnia Ribeiro, Miguel M. GonCalves, and Dulce Pinto Chapter 10. Therapist Responsiveness in Relationship-Focused Therapy for Sexual and Gender Minority Adults and Their Nonaccepting Parents Gary M. Diamond, Rotem Boruchovitz-Zamir, and Ofir Nir-Gottlieb Chapter 11. Therapist Responsiveness in Treatments for Personality Disorders Ueli Kramer Chapter 12. Enhancing Therapist Responsiveness in Dialectical Behavior Therapy Jamie D. Bedics and Holly J. McKinley Chapter 13. Responsiveness in Integrative Therapies James F. Boswell, Brittany R. King, Carly M. Schwartzman, Rachel Wasserman, and Michael J. Constantino Part III. Integration and Conclusions Chapter 14. Meeting the Challenge of Responsiveness Jeanne Watson and Hadas Wiseman Index About the Editors
