Table of Contents

I. Introduction
1. Evidence-Based Therapy Relationships John C. Norcross & Michael J. Lambert
 
II. Effective Elements of the Therapy Relationship: What Works in General
2. Alliance in Individual Psychotherapy Adam O. Horvath, A. C. Del Re, Christopher Fluckiger, & Dianne Symonds
3. Alliance in Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy Stephen R. Shirk & Marc Karver
4. Alliance in Couple and Family Therapy Myrna L. Friedlander, Valentin Escudero, Laurie Heatherington, & Gary M. Diamond
5. Cohesion in Group Therapy Gary M. Burlingame, Debra Theobald McClendon, & Jennifer Alonso
6. Empathy Robert Elliott, Arthur C. Bohart, Jeanne C. Watson, & Leslie S. Greenberg
7. Goal Consensus and Collaboration Georgiana Shick Tryon & Greta Winograd
8. Positive Regard and Affirmation Barry A. Farber & Erin M. Doolin
9. Congruence/Genuineness Gregory G. Kolden, Marjorie H. Klein, Chia-Chiang Wang, & Sara B. Austin
10. Collecting Client Feedback Michael J. Lambert & Kenichi Shimokawa
11. Repairing Alliance Ruptures Jeremy D. Safran, J. Christopher Muran, & Catherine Eubanks-Carter
12. Management of Countertransference Jeffrey A. Hayes, Charles J. Gelso, and Ann M. Hummel
 
III. Tailoring the Therapy Relationship to the Individual Patient: What Works in Particular
13. Reactance/Resistance Level Larry E. Beutler, T. Mark Harwood, Aaron Michelson, Xiaoxia Song, & John Holman
14. Stages of Change John C. Norcross, Paul M. Krebs, & James O. Prochaska
15. Preferences Joshua K. Swift, Jennifer L. Callahan, & Barbara M. Vollmer
16. Culture Timothy B. Smith, Melanie Domenech Rodriguez, & Guillermo Bernal
17. Coping Style Larry E. Beutler, T. Mark Harwood, Satoko Kimpara, David Verdirame, & Kathy Blau
18. Expectations Michael J. Constantino, Carol R. Glass, Diane B. Arnkoff, Rebecca M. Ametrano, & JuliAnna Z. Smith
19. Attachment Style Kenneth N. Levy, William D. Ellison, Lori N. Scott, and Samantha L. Bernecker
20. Religion and Spirituality Everett L. Worthington, Jr., Joshua N. Hook, Don E. Davis, & Michael A. McDaniel IV. Conclusions and Guidelines
21. Research Conclusions and Clinical Practices John C. Norcross & Bruce E. Wampold

About the Author

Edited by John C. Norcross, PhD, Professor of Psychology, University of Scranton.

Reviews

"An intriguing issue that has fascinated therapy researchers and practicing clinicians alike has been the question of how therapy works. Acknowledging the findings that therapy techniques do indeed contribute to the change process, this empirically based volume convincingly documents the very important role that the therapy relationships play as well. It is a timely and comprehensive contribution that is relevant for both clinicians and researchers."--Marvin R.
Goldfried, Ph.D., President, Society of Clinical Psychology (APA Division 12) and Distinguished Professor, Department of Psychology, Stony Brook University
"This excellent resource is a treasure! Norcross' second edition of Psychotherapy Relationships That Work is the gold standard in providing current evidence on how the psychotherapist client/patient relationship promotes change. Educators, clinical researchers and practitioners will be informed, inspired and moved by an immersion into the evidenced based understanding of the change process."--Melba Vasquez, Ph.D., ABPP, Independent Practice, Austin,
Texas and APA President, 2011
"John Norcross and his contributors have created a stunningly valuable resource for researchers and clinicians alike. This landmark second edition transcends theoretical orientation, client population, treatment format, and clinical severity. Clinicians in particular will find the 'therapeutic practices' section of each chapter to be thought-provoking and immediately applicable. Truly, evidence-based responsiveness works."--Carol D. Goodheart, Ed.D., Past
President, American Psychological Association
"This thoroughly revised book directs us to what relationships work in psychotherapy and to effective ways of tailoring the relationship to the unique needs of individual clients. Dr. Norcross and contributors have compiled a most useful resource for practitioners and students."--Gerald Corey, Ed.D., ABPP, Professor Emeritus of Human Services and Counseling, California State University, Fullerton
"The organization and quality of presentation are more illuminating and more uniform
than what we often find in edited volumes... The quality of the data has improved dramatically since publication of the first edition in 2002, and researchers in several areas have refined measurement instruments (or developed new ones) and improved research designs." -- Brian H. Stagner, PsycCRITIQUES