Contexts and Connections: An Intersubjective Systems Approach to Couples Therapy

David Shaddock

ISBN 10: 0465095704 / ISBN 13: 9780465095704

Published by Basic Books, 2000

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192 pages. 9.50x6.25x0.50 inches. In Stock. Seller Inventory # x-0465095704

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Title: Contexts and Connections: An Intersubjective...

Publisher: Basic Books

Publication Date: 2000

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Brand New

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Synopsis:

Shaddock makes sense of intersubjectivity, the functional paradigm shift in highbrow psychotherapy, as both a way of thinking about our psychological lives and a way of doing clinical work. Applying it to relational systems means investigating the experience of each partner/ member from inside his/her perspective and without judgment.The book illustrates how that approach lowers defenses and lets in insights, mutual understanding, and renewed hope; it demonstrates that treatment built on empathic awareness of contexts and connections can actually also lead to individual transformation.

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Autonomy and Rigid Character
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Psychotherapy of Neurotic Character
"When Dr. Shapiro writes a book, we all should pay close heed." --Journal of Psychotherapy Practice and Research

"A profound book, simply written. The obscure processes of therapy, particularly the minute pivotal points of personality change, are illuminated with clarity, precision, and elegance." --Allen Wheelis, M.D.

"This long-awaited volume richly fulfills its promise. Few writers on the psychotherapy scene have as interesting, or important, things to say." --Paul L. Wachtel, Ph.D.

"Ultimately, the best endorsement of Shapiro's book is how helpful it is. I found myself regularly applying its insights in sessions before I finished reading it." --Frank Yeomans, M.D.