Psychodynamic Psychotherapy

Preface xi
Acknowledgments xiii
Use of This Manual xv
About the CompanionWebsite xvii
Introduction xix

PART ONE What Is Psychodynamic Psychotherapy? 1
1 The Treatment for a Mind in Motion 3
2 How Does Psychodynamic Psychotherapy Work? 8

PART TWO Assessment 15
3 Creating a Safe Place and Conducting an Assessment 17
4 Assessing Domains of Function 27
5 The Initial Formulation 47
6 Indications for Psychodynamic Psychotherapy 57

PART THREE Beginning the Treatment 69
7 Informed Consent and Collaborative Goal Setting 71
8 Setting the Frame and Establishing Boundaries 80
9 Developing a Therapeutic Alliance 94
10 Technical Neutrality 103
11 Conducting a Psychotherapy Session 111
12 Our Patients Feelings about Us and Our Feelings about Our Patients 120
13 Empathic Listening 129
14 Looking for Meaning 138
15 Medication and Therapy 142

PART FOUR Listen/Reflect/Intervene 151
16 Learning to Listen 153
17 Learning to Reflect 159
18 Learning to Intervene 169

PART FIVE Conducting a Psychodynamic Psychotherapy: Technique 201
19 Affect 205
20 Free Association and Resistance 219
21 Transference 234
22 Countertransference 254
23 Unconscious Conflict and Defense 266
24 Dreams 283
Review Activity for Part Five: The Microprocess Moment Understanding a Moment in Therapy 296

PART SIX Meeting Therapeutic Goals 299
25 Improving Self–Perceptions and Self–Esteem Regulation 301
26 Improving Relationships with Others 311
27 Improving Adapting to Stress 319
28 Improving Cognitive Function 327

PART SEVEN Working Through and Ending 341
29 Working Through 343
30 Ending 352
Review Activity for Parts Six and Seven: The Macroprocess Summary Understanding How Things Change in Treatment 365
31 Continuing to Learn 370
Appendix 1 How to Use Psychodynamic Psychotherapy: A Clinical Manual A Guide for Educators 375
Appendix 2 Template for Assessment of the Microprocess Moment and Video Review 384
Appendix 3 The Post–Evaluation Psychodynamic Psychotherapy Educational Resource The PEPPER 385
Recommended Reading 388
Index 401