ABSTRACT

Constructivist psychotherapy focuses on the meaning that clients attribute to their world, and the way that this shapes their life and contributes to their difficulties. In this book, Robert A. Neimeyer, a leading figure in the field, provides a clear and accessible explanation of the key features of this approach.

Constructivist Psychotherapy: Distinctive Features concentrates on the 30 key commitments that distinguish constructivism from other cognitive behavioural perspectives. Divided into two sections – Theory and Practice – this straightforward book is illustrated throughout with case material and recent research findings.

Neimeyer provides us with a fresh perspective on familiar material, together with a clear, concise introduction to material that the reader may be less familiar with, making this book a valuable text for professionals in training as well as a source of new ideas for practising therapists of constructivist psychotherapy.

part |2 pages

Part 1 THE DISTINCTIVE THEORETICAL FEATURES OF CPT

chapter 1|2 pages

Constructing a world

chapter 2|2 pages

The function of ®ction

chapter 3|4 pages

Personal knowledge

chapter 4|4 pages

Living on the frontier

chapter 5|2 pages

Rede®ning reality

chapter 6|2 pages

Living in language

chapter 7|4 pages

Deconstructing the self

chapter 9|6 pages

Contextualizing disorder

part |2 pages

Part 2 THE DISTINCTIVE PRACTICAL FEATURES OF CPT

chapter 10|6 pages

Laddering toward core concerns

chapter 14|6 pages

Re¯ecting on the self using mirror time

chapter 15|6 pages

Attending from self to other

chapter 16|4 pages

Following the affect trail

chapter 17|2 pages

Privileging experience over explanation

chapter 18|4 pages

Catching the wave

chapter 19|4 pages

Harnessing the power of the poetic

chapter 20|2 pages

Seeking suf®cient structure

chapter 21|2 pages

Tracking evolving goals

chapter 22|2 pages

Fostering client re¯exivity

chapter 23|2 pages

Befriending the resistance

chapter 24|2 pages

Considering homework

chapter 25|8 pages

Articulating the pro-symptom position

chapter 26|4 pages

Re-authoring the self-narrative

chapter 27|2 pages

Celebrating termination

chapter 30|16 pages

Constructing an integrative practice