Reaching Through Resistance: Advanced Psychotherapy Techniques - Allan Abbass

nAbout half of all psychotherapy clients have little to no response or can even worsen in treatment. Why? They unknowingly use treatment-defeating behaviors, or resistances, that prevent emotional closeness and successful collaboration with the therapist. n Reaching through Resistance will help you n n detect treatment resistance from the first client contactn n understand the emotional factors behind resistancen n discern various degrees and forms of resistancen n recognize signs of anxiety in the bodyn n activate and monitor unprocessed, unconscious impulses and feelingsn n turn a client against his/her long-held defeating behaviorsn n regulate intense anxiety when emotions are activated n n mobilize the client's unconscious wish to become welln n recognize signs of a powerful healing force: the unconscious therapeutic alliance n n By detecting avoidance patterns and using specific interventions developed to handle them, you can empower a collaborative, vigorous treatment alliance with yon