Relational Patterns, Therapeutic Presence Concepts and Practice of Integrative Psychotherapy

PRELUDE TO THE CLASSIC EDITION

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

FOREWORD

by Joshua Zavin

PREFACE

INTRODUCTION

Philosophical principles of integrative psychotherapy

CHAPTER ONE

Integrative psychotherapy: theory, process, and relationship

CHAPTER TWO

A therapy of contact-in-relationship

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CHAPTER THREE

Attunement and involvement: therapeutic responses

to relational needs

CHAPTER FOUR

Psychotherapy of unconscious experience

CHAPTER FIVE

Life scripts and attachment patterns: theoretical integration

and therapeutic involvement

CHAPTER SIX

Life scripts: unconscious relational patterns and

psychotherapeutic involvement

CHAPTER SEVEN

The script system: an unconscious organization of experience

CHAPTER EIGHT

Psychological functions of life scripts

CHAPTER NINE

Integrating expressive methods in a relational psychotherapy

CHAPTER TEN

Bonding in relationship: a solution to violence?

CHAPTER ELEVEN

A Gestalt therapy approach to shame and self-righteousness:

theory and methods

CHAPTER TWELVE

The schizoid process

CHAPTER THIRTEEN

Early affect-confusion: the “borderline” between despair

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CHAPTER FOURTEEN

Balancing on the “borderline” of early affect-confusion

CHAPTER FIFTEEN

Relational healing of early affect-confusion

CHAPTER SIXTEEN

Introjection, psychic presence, and Parent ego states:

considerations for psychotherapy

CHAPTER SEVENTEEN

Resolving intrapsychic conflict: psychotherapy of Parent

ego states

CHAPTER EIGHTEEN

What do you say before you say goodbye? Psychotherapy

of grief

CHAPTER NINETEEN

Nonverbal stories: the body in psychotherapy

CHAPTER TWENTY

Narcissism or the therapist’s error?

REFERENCES

INDEX

Biography

Richard G. Erskine, PhD, is a licensed clinical psychologist, licensed psychoanalyst, certified transactional analyst, and group psychotherapist. He specialized in the treatment of clients with early affect confusion, dissociation, obsession, narcissism, and schizoid processes.

“Richard Erskine is a respected and admired developer of integrative psychotherapy, well known for his writings and teaching on Inquiry, Attunement, and Involvement in the therapeutic relationship. The various chapters offer vivid case vignettes that provide useful examples of how to conduct in-depth psychotherapy. This book is an ideal resource for those who wish to gain a deeper understanding of a developmentally-based, relationally-focused integrative psychotherapy.” - Ray Little, author of several articles and book chapters on the theory and methods of psychotherapy, Edinburgh, Scotland

 

“This book is a treasure to help psychotherapists understand clients’ unconscious process and non-verbal communication. Richard Erskine skilfully demonstrates the theory and practice of a relationally-focused and developmentally-based psychotherapy that facilitates the integration of the fragmented parts of the self. This book is a must-read for every psychotherapist, from beginners to the very experienced.” - Ruth Birkebaek, MD; psychotherapist, supervisor, international trainer, London, UK

 

“Richard Erskine’s book blends theory and practice in a comprehensive and complementary way. It is an excellent guide for those who want to understand and practice relational-focused integrative psychotherapy. You will find in every paragraph of this book a creative synthesis of knowledge and method, an inspiring resource for all psychotherapists.” - Dr. Şafak Ebru Toksoy, Institute of Graduate Programs, Trauma and Disaster Mental Health, Istanbul Bilgi University

 

“Each chapter provides a richly coloured tapestry of Integrative Psychotherapy. The presentation of client material helps to give the reader a vibrant image of how in-depth psychotherapy looks in practice.  It is a wonderful, essential creation, beautifully crafted, with many practical ideas and concepts, interwoven and interconnected.” - Sally Openshaw, President, International Integrative Psychotherapy Association (IIPA); IIPA Certified Trainer and Supervisor; UKCP Registered Psychotherapist; COSRT Accredited Sexual and relational Therapist and Supervisor