Mentalizing in Psychotherapy

A Guide for Practitioners

By Carla Sharp, Dickon Bevington, Peter Fonagy | Publisher: Guilford Publications

About the book

How can therapists help clients reflect more deeply on their own--and other people's--thoughts and emotions? How can the therapeutic relationship be leveraged effectively to create change? This concise book guides therapists of any orientation to incorporate innovative mentalization-based strategies into assessment and intervention. Complex ideas are clearly explained and illustrated with extensive session transcripts and vignettes. Ways to help clients struggling with dysregulated emotions and behavior are highlighted. Compelling topics include the role of mentalization difficulties in personality disorders, special concerns in working with adolescents, and how clinicians can improve their own mentalizing capacities.

Editions of Mentalizing in Psychotherapy

Hardcover
ISBN 9781462549962
EBook
ISBN 9781462551446

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How can therapists help clients reflect more deeply on their own--and other people's--thoughts and emotions? How can the therapeutic relationship be leveraged effectively to create change? This concise book guides therapists of any orientation to incorporate innovative mentalization-based strategies into assessment and intervention. Complex ideas are clearly explained and illustrated with extensive session transcripts and vignettes. Ways to help clients struggling with dysregulated emotions and behavior are highlighted. Compelling topics include the role of mentalization difficulties in personality disorders, special concerns in working with adolescents, and how clinicians can improve their own mentalizing capacities.

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How can therapists help clients reflect more deeply on their own--and other people's--thoughts and emotions? How can the therapeutic relationship be leveraged effectively to create change? This concise book guides therapists of any orientation to incorporate innovative mentalization-based strategies into assessment and intervention. Complex ideas are clearly explained and illustrated with extensive session transcripts and vignettes. Ways to help clients struggling with dysregulated emotions and behavior are highlighted. Compelling topics include the role of mentalization difficulties in personality disorders, special concerns in working with adolescents, and how clinicians can improve their own mentalizing capacities.

What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in Mentalizing in Psychotherapy?

Society and Social Sciences > Psychology > Abnormal psychology

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Is Mentalizing in Psychotherapy part of a series, and can it be read as a standalone?

Yes it is a part of series Psychoanalysis and Psychological Science Series

Who is/are the Author/s of the book Mentalizing in Psychotherapy?

Carla Sharp, Dickon Bevington, Peter Fonagy

Who is the Publisher of the book Mentalizing in Psychotherapy?

Guilford Publications

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Mentalizing in Psychotherapy is available as hardcover(ISBN 9781462549962) and ebook(ISBN 9781462551446)

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