Transformational Relationships: Deciphering the Social Matrix in Psychotherapy
With all the focus on specific techniques and specialized treatment approaches in professional discourse and practice, Dr. Dan Short s book comes as a welcome relief.  In clear, engaging, and clinically useful terms, Dan focuses on the most important and empirically supported ingredient in successful psychotherapy: the relationship. I not only enjoyed reading and learning from Dan s personal and clinical experience, but also came away changed. --Scott D. Miller, PhDThis book is not just another book on the power of the therapeutic alliance to create change. It offers a whole new way to view this key relationship. The clinical stories are fascinating and lay out how the attuned stance of a skillful therapist can open a brave new world for clients no matter what their issues and problems. --Sue Johnson, EdDIn an age dominated by artificial electronic connections, Dr. Dan Short highlights the importance of face-to-face connection. He provides numerous research-enhanced stories that clearly describe how relationships are at the core of health and healing. This moving, wise and thoughtful book provides the necessary ingredients for transforming lives. --Jon Carlson, PsyD, EdD, ABPP