1st Edition
Systemic-Dialogical Therapy with Individuals Finding One's Place
Series Editor Foreword Foreword by Sheila McNamee Introduction 1. Individuals 2. Genders 3. Practices 4. (Systemic) Dialogues 5. Emotions 6. Finding one’s place 7. Responsibilities 8. Expectations Epilogue: Conscientious individualism Appendix 1: the evolution of an approach Appendix 2: Feminisms
Biography
Paolo Bertrando is a psychiatrist and systemic-dialogical therapist based in Milan, Italy. He is the co-director of the Systemic-Dialogical School of Therapy based in Italy and is the author of The Time of Times: A Perspective on Time in Systemic Therapy and Consultation (2019), Emotions and the Therapist: A Systemic-Dialogical Approach (2015) and The Dialogical Therapist: Dialogue in Systemic Practice (2007).
Claudia Lini is a psychologist and systemic-dialogical therapist based in Milan, Italy. She is the co-director of the Systemic-Dialogical School of Therapy. Her main interests are gender issues and creative processes in therapy.
'Systemic-Dialogical Therapy with Individuals is a groundbreaking exploration of therapy in today’s complex world. Bertrando and Lini seamlessly integrate systemic, dialogical, and feminist perspectives to address the evolving challenges of modern individuals shaped by neoliberalism, digital life, and shifting intimacies. Rich with theoretical insights and clinical examples, the book offers a compassionate, relational approach that is both practical and inspiring. A must-read for therapists, this work redefines individual therapy for our time while honoring the roots of systemic thought.'
Prof. Dr. Peter Rober, author of Becoming an Effective Family Therapist (Routledge 2024)
