A Guide to Integral Psychotherapy: Complexity, Integration, and Spirituality in Practice (Integral Theory) - Hardcover

Forman, Mark D.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 143843023X ISBN 13: 9781438430232

Publisher: State University of New York Press, 2010

Synopsis

A therapist's guide to psychotherapy, spirituality, and self-development.

This book provides a practical introduction to Integral Psychotherapy, which positions itself as the most comprehensive approach to psychotherapy yet offered. Grounded in the work of theoretical psychologist and philosopher Ken Wilber, it organizes the key insights and interventions of pharmacological, psychodynamic, behavioral, cognitive, humanistic, existential, feminist, multicultural, somatic, and transpersonal approaches to psychotherapy. Integral Psychotherapy does not attempt to unify these diverse models, but rather takes a metatheoretical perspective, giving general guidelines for which is most appropriate in a wide range of clinical situations. It also strongly emphasizes the therapist's own personal development, under the premise that the depth and complexity of the human psyche must be understood first within the self if it is to be understood fully in others. This essential text is for therapists and others drawn to holistic approaches to psychotherapy, and serves as a theoretical ground and precise guide for those interested in applying the Integral model in therapeutic practice.

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About the Author

Mark D. Forman is a clinical psychologist who has worked in a variety of settings, including the Salvation Army’s Adult Substance Rehabilitation Program, Kaiser Permanente’s Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, and San José State University’s Student Counseling Center. Forman is the cofounder of the Integral Theory Conference, the first academic conference devoted to the field of Integral Theory and its application. He is in private practice in California.

From the Back Cover

This book provides a practical introduction to Integral Psychotherapy, which positions itself as the most comprehensive approach to psychotherapy yet offered. Grounded in the work of theoretical psychologist and philosopher Ken Wilber, it organizes the key insights and interventions of pharmacological, psychodynamic, behavioral, cognitive, humanistic, existential, feminist, multicultural, somatic, and transpersonal approaches to psychotherapy. Integral Psychotherapy does not attempt to unify these diverse models, but rather takes a metatheoretical perspective, giving general guidelines for which is most appropriate in a wide range of clinical situations. It also strongly emphasizes the therapist's own personal development, under the premise that the depth and complexity of the human psyche must be understood first within the self if it is to be understood fully in others. This essential text is for therapists and others drawn to holistic approaches to psychotherapy, and serves as a theoretical ground and precise guide for those interested in applying the Integral model in therapeutic practice.

Edition details

• Publisher: State University of New York Press
• Publication date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 143843023X
• ISBN 13: 9781438430232
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 340