The heart of healing
Subtitle: relationships in therapy
By: Jeffrey A. Kottler, Thomas L. Sexton, Susan C. Whiston.
Contributors: Sexton, Thomas L., 1953-; Whiston, Susan C., 1953-
Edition: 1st ed.
Series: The Jossey-Bass social and behavioral science series
Publisher: Jossey-Bass Publishers
Published: 1994
Place of publication: San Francisco
Language: eng
Number of pages: 313
Subjects: Psychotherapist and patient.; Psychotherapy.
Description: The authors offer eight guiding principles that summarize what is known about the healing nature of the therapeutic relationship, revealing specifically how these principles can be applied to individual therapy sessions - from first contact to closure - to optimize the relationship as a dynamic healing agent or recognize when and why it sometimes fails.

They show, for example, how the relationship can be an indispensable tool as a diagnostic aid, as a springboard for social change, or as a basis for a personal support system.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 285-298) and indexes.