Castonguay, Hill, and their contributors first lay the empirical foundations for understanding therapist effects and why they are important. They also acknowledge the massive variability that exists among therapists and the complexities of studying therapist effects. Drawing from this fundamental knowledge, they then carefully examine specific therapist characteristics, attitudes, and skills that are relevant in any therapeutic setting. Topics include therapists’ responsiveness, presence, attachment, and technical interventions; cultural factors; negative emotions; humor; and creativity. Exciting new studies about therapist effects in the treatment of specific disorders, including depression and generalized anxiety, are also presented. The closing chapters translate the book’s general themes and takeaways into broader applications for research, intervention, training, and policy, including the role of routine outcome monitoring.
How and Why Are Some Therapists Better Than Others? Understanding Therapist Effects
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Summary
Castonguay, Hill, and their contributors first lay the empirical foundations for understanding therapist effects and why they are important. They also acknowledge the massive variability that exists among therapists and the complexities of studying therapist effects. Drawing from this fundamental knowledge, they then carefully examine specific therapist characteristics, attitudes, and skills that are relevant in any therapeutic setting. Topics include therapists’ responsiveness, presence, attachment, and technical interventions; cultural factors; negative emotions; humor; and creativity. Exciting new studies about therapist effects in the treatment of specific disorders, including depression and generalized anxiety, are also presented. The closing chapters translate the book’s general themes and takeaways into broader applications for research, intervention, training, and policy, including the role of routine outcome monitoring.
Author Biography
Clara E. Hill, PhD, completed her doctorate in Counseling Psychology at Southern Illinois University and a clinical internship at University of Florida. She is currently a Professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of Maryland. With 12 books, 74 book chapters, and 215 journal articles, her scholarly work and research focus on psychotherapy process, therapist interventions, therapist training, dream work, meaning in life, and qualitative research methods. She has received several awards, including the Leona Tyler Award from Division 17 of the American Psychological Association, the Distinguished Psychologist Award from Division 29 of the American Psychological Association, the Outstanding Lifetime Achievement Award from the Section of Counseling and Psychotherapy Process and Outcome Research of the Society for Counseling Psychology, and the Distinguished Research Career Award, Society for Psychotherapy Research. She served as the Editor of the Journal of Counseling Psychology and Psychotherapy Research, and also served as the President of the North American Society for Psychotherapy Research, as well as the International Society for Psychotherapy Research.
Table of Contents
Contributors
Preface
Introduction
Louis G. Castonguay and Clara E. Hill
Part I: Empirical Foundations
Chapter 1: Therapist Effects, Effective Therapists, and the Law of Variability
Michael Barkham, Wolfgang Lutz, Michael J. Lambert, and David Saxon
Chapter 2: What Characterizes Effective Therapists?
Bruce E. Wampold, Scott A. Baldwin, Martin grosse Holtforth, and Zac E. Imel
Chapter 3: Who Works for Whom and Why? Integrating Therapist Effects Analysis Into Psychotherapy Outcome and Process Research
Michael J. Constantino, James F. Boswell, Alice E. Coyne, David R. Kraus, and Louis G. Castonguay
Part II: Conceptual Contributions
Chapter 4: Appropriate Responsiveness as a Contribution to Therapist Effects
William B. Stiles and Adam O. Horvath
Chapter 5: Therapist Presence, Absence, and Extraordinary Presence
Jeffrey A. Hayes and Maria Vinca
Chapter 6: Inner Experience and the Good Therapist
Charles J. Gelso and Andres E. Perez-Rojas
Chapter 7: The Role of the Therapist's Attachment in the Process and Outcome of Psychotherapy
Bernhard M. Strauss and Katja Petrowski
Chapter 8: The Role of Therapist Skills in Therapist Effectiveness
Timothy Anderson and Clara E. Hill
Chapter 9: The Contributions of Client Culture to Differential Therapist Effectiveness
Jeffrey A. Hayes, Jesse Owen, and Helene A. Nissen-Lie
Chapter 10: Therapist Negative Reactions: How to Transform Toxic Experiences
Abraham W. Wolf, Marvin R. Goldfried, and J. Christopher Muran
Chapter 11: Professional Expertise in Psychotherapy
Franz Caspar
Chapter 12: Gaining Therapeutic Wisdom and Skills From Creative Others (Writers, Actors, Musicians, and Dancers)
Barry A. Farber
Part III: Empirical Contributions
Chapter 13: Effective Therapists in Psychodynamic Therapy for Depression: What Interventions Are Used and How?
Nadia Kuprian, Harold Chui, and Jacques P. Barber
Chapter 14: Effective and Less Effective Therapists for Generalized Anxiety Disorder: Are They Conducting Therapy the Same Way?
Soo Jeong Youn, Henry Xiao, Hanjoo Kim, Louis G. Castonguay, Andrew A. McAleavey, Michelle G. Newman, and Jeremy D. Safran
Chapter 15: Something to Laugh About: Humor as a Characteristic of Effective Therapists
Sarah Knox, Meghan C. Butler, Dakota J. Kaiser, Graham Knowlton, and Clara E. Hill
Part IV: Implications and Conclusions
Chapter 16: The Implications of Therapist Effects for Routine Practice, Policy, and Training
James F. Boswell, David R. Kraus, Michael J. Constantino, Matteo Bugatti, and Louis G. Castonguay
Chapter 17: Therapist Effects: Integration and Conclusions
Clara E. Hill and Louis G. Castonguay
Index
About the Editors
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