Interpersonal Process in Therapy: An Integrative Model

"This book was read as part of a course assignment. The author's style and the content allow one to take an introspective look at oneself in addition to introducing an interesting concept for therapy. I was refreshed after reading."
~ Written on 2006-11-05

"I learned more about "doing" psychotherapy from this book than all of my other books combined. I used this book often throughout my internship, and I found it very helpful in many ways. The author helps to validate what novice therapists are thinking about and doing and worrying about. The author gives specific examples throughout the book, so that you know how to visualize what he's talking about. If you are into relational work (and I personally believe that all therapy is relational), then this book is for you. Not many books really outline the therapist-client relationship. Most books say, "Focus on process and not content," but then don't explain how to do that or show you what it looks like. This book is paving the way for how to address the "process" in therapy and not just the content. You get tangible, concrete examples of many, many situations that may come up when working with clients.

While I appreciate Yalom's writing style on existential and relational therapy, I find Teyber's book to be more applicable and less esoteric. Anyways, I highly recommend this book, especially for beginning therapists who are practicing in internship or after graduation."
~ Written on 2006-08-07