Transactional Analysis Psychotherapy: An Integrated Approach is the first advanced clinical textbook for many years, written for psychotherapists and counsellors who use the theory and techniques of Transactional Analysis in their practice or who are interested in expanding their repertoire. Clarkson provides a comprehensive guide to goal-setting and clinical planning for every stage of treatment. Not only a practical textbook relevant to modern developments in supervision, but one which makes a new and original contribution to ways of thinking about transference and countertransference, the theory of self and the process of psychotherapeutic change.

First published in 1994. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

A newly-emerging discipline, with its foundations in academic psychology, this text is written with the potential in mind to develop and sustain a powerful model of the integration of research and practice in counselling. Practitioners are sometimes reluctant to introduce research into their place of work, seeing it as a distraction from the counselling process. This book shows how a blend of theory, research and supervised practice can be employed in ways which will benefit both counsellors and their clients. It also encourages students to take up and extend research that is already underway. The 19 contributors to the text are all actively engaged in ethically aware and culturally sensitive research and, through supervision, promote its integration into the therapeutic encounter. They argue that comparative study of theory serves to highlight common ground between different theoretical orientations, and help practitioners avoid dogmatic adherence to a single approach. By addressing the professional dimensions of counselling psychology, their aim is to bridge the divide between academic study and counselling practice.

Dr Petruska Clarkson has made a lifelong study of the transforming effects of psychotherapy. This book draws together some of her best writings on the practice of psychotherapy, its process and outcomes, including some previously unpublished material. Written in an open, accessible style and reflecting the experience and wisdom gained from more than twenty years of working in the field of human understanding, communication and growth, the book will be welcomed by counsellors, psychotherapists, teachers and students for its clarity and authority. It contains case material, clear diagrams and a blend of assimilated theory and original insight. As well as being a Founding Director of metanoia Psychotherapy Training Institute and a widely published author, Dr Clarkson is active in counselling, training trainers, holding international workshops and providing consultancy in public and private organizations.

The Handbook of Psychotherapy provides a comprehensive overview of this expanding area of mental health theory and practice. It offers in one volume a resource of information and reference for all health professionals and anyone interested in psychotherapy as practitioner, patient or general reader. By covering many different aspects of a complex profession under five main headings - the nature of psychotherapy, its culture, modalities, settings and issues - it gives an up-to-date picture of psychotherapy today. The author has also published Transactional Analysis Psychotherapy: An Integrated Approach (Routledge, 1992).

Transactional Analysis Psychotherapy: An Integrated Approach is the first advanced clinical textbook for many years, written for psychotherapists and counsellors who use the theory and techniques of Transactional Analysis in their practice or who are interested in expanding their repertoire. Clarkson provides a comprehensive guide to goal-setting and clinical planning for every stage of treatment. Not only a practical textbook relevant to modern developments in supervision, but one which makes a new and original contribution to ways of thinking about transference and countertransference, the theory of self and the process of psychotherapeutic change.

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Simon Cavicchia has oriented Clarkson's seminal work of Gestalt Counselling in Action within a more contemporary context, adding voices of significant and divergent thinkers as counter-point and extensions of the author's work. Michael Clemmens, Gestalt Institute of Cleveland, USA This popular and well written book which is now in its 4th edition provides an accessible and thorough introduction to the Gestalt approach. Danny Porter, Manchester Gestalt Centre Now 24 years old with over 40,000 copies sold worldwide, Petruska Clarkson's classic text is the definitive introduction to Gestalt therapy. This fourth edition, updated by Simon Cavicchia, covers the latest in Gestalt theory, research and practice. It includes: An extended case study running through the book to help you understand the process of therapy and the techniques used in each of the phases. Learning features and case examples translating theory into practice. New 'reflection sections' showing you the most recent developments in the field. New material on the relational turn and research. As a student of Gestalt therapy, this is the one book you need to buy; it offers a uniquely practical and accessible approach to an often complex topic. Petruska Clarkson was a professor and fellow of the British Association for Counselling and Fellow of the British Psychological Society. Petruska sadly passed away in 2006. Simon Cavicchia is a primary tutor on the MSc in Gestalt Psychotherapy and Joint Programme Leader of the MSc in Coaching Psychology/MA in Psychological Coaching, both at Metanoia Institute, London.

What was Fritz Perls' overall contribution to Gestalt therapy? Why does Clarkson believe that Perls was the most important founding developer and disseminator of Gestalt therapy? Clarkson answers these and many other questions by examining Gestalt therapy as an immensely influential approach to therapy and counseling. Written by a leading authority on Gestalt therapy, Petruska Clarkson analyzes Perls' life and career, his major theoretical and practical contributions, the criticisms of his work, and his overall influences on psychotherapy. Fritz Perls is an ideal resource for professionals and students in psychiatry, psychology, counseling, and social work who wish to have a better understanding of Gestalt therapy.