Jon Frederickson - Co-Creating Change: Effective Dynamic Therapy Techniques

There are many books on short-term psychotherapy, but Co-Creating Change stands out. The clarity of Fredericksons thought and writing is striking, and the multiple clinical transcripts are inspiring, helpful, and often tremendously moving. No one does a better job explaining how and when to focus on emotions, anxiety, and defenses or in integrating psychotherapeutic technique with the latest research on neurobiology, attachment, and emotion. Co-Creating Change deserves to be read by both novice and experienced psychotherapists alike.

Stephen E. Finn, PhD, founder, Center for Therapeutic Assessment, Austin, Texas

This is the clearest and most clinically useful exposition of Davanloos Short-Term Dynamic Psychotherapy on the market. It is chock-full of compelling clinical vignettes that bring the reader directly into the session in a wonderfully engaging and evocative way. Practitioners of all forms of psychodynamic therapy will profit greatly by delving into the pages of this outstanding volume.

Stanley B. Messer, PhD, Dean and Distinguished Professor, Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology, Rutgers University

Co-Creating Change is an insightful and well-written guide that enables the therapist to build an effective collaboration to lead the client into an awareness of the biobehavioral shifts that constitute feelings. The book is a road map with excellent examples of how the therapist can co-create a therapeutic alliance to stop the suffering by enabling the client to become aware of feelings.

Stephen W. Porges, PhD, author of The Polyvagal Theory

Frederickson integrates the emerging brain sciences of affective feelings and the dynamics of the inner life with a detailed analysis of how to manage clinical relationships. With a rich blend of the emerging understanding of our brains emotional processes, brought to life in skilled therapeutic engagements, we are led to experience how the strengths and weaknesses of clients can be steered toward harmonious ways of living. Anyone interested in the breadth and depth of mental life will find this to be an exceptional guide to therapeutic progress.

Jaak Panksepp, Baily Endowed Professor of Animal Well-Being Science, Washington State University, and author of Affective Neuroscience and The Archaeology of Mind

This book synthesizes research and theory in a clear and straightforward way, compatible with modern ideas from the fields of neuroscience, attachment theory, interpersonal communication, and developmental theories. Change requires a well-equipped store of knowledge about ways to confront anxiety and defenses. This is exactly what Co-Creating Change offers. It is a practical guide for change through the dyadic relationshipan integrated model to help people break the chains of their suffering.

Marion Solomon, PhD, coauthor of Love and War in Intimate Relationships

Co-Creating Change is an invaluable source book for all therapists wanting to do work that is highly collaborative and deeply affecting. From a solid base in theory and research, Jon Frederickson deals with the nitty-gritty of therapy, outlining treatment strategies and interventions that can help therapists increase their effectiveness across a wide spectrum of patients.

Patricia Coughlin, PhD, faculty, University of New Mexico, and author of Intensive Short-Term Dynamic Psychotherapy

Jon Fredericksons Co-Creating Change: Effective Dynamic Therapy Techniques is a must-read for every practitioner of psychotherapy. This may very well be the most cogent and compelling distillation of the technical processes of dynamic psychotherapy. Clearly written, with abundant case material and patient-therapist vignettes, Frederickson illuminates the process of dynamic psychotherapy with concise descriptions and clinical decision trees, which serve as excellent clinical guides for any psychotherapist, regardless of theoretical orientation.

Jeffrey J. Magnavita, PhD, ABPP, Past President, Division of Psychotherapy, American Psychological Association, and Lecturer in Psychiatry, Yale University

Co-Creating Change can serve both as a scholarly text and as a remarkable clinical guide. I found Fredericksons integration with neuroscience, numerous clinical interchanges, moment-to-moment attunement, and work with fragile and highly resistant patients to be especially valuable.

Michael Stadter, PhD, faculty, International Psychotherapy Institute and Washington School of Psychiatry, and author of Presence and the Present

A fascinating contribution to working with emotion in psychotherapy. Frederickson opens up contemporary psychodynamic theory, putting it in concrete terms for therapists of all orientations. Written in a personable and highly accessible style, this book is chock-full of concise and practical illustrations for moment-by-moment intervention! This volume invites the curious reader into fresh dialogues on psychotherapy integration.

Antonio Pascual-Leone, PhD, Clin Psych, Director, Emotion Change Lab, University of Windsor, and coauthor of Emotion-Focused Therapy for Complex Trauma

A tour de force. This book covers a dazzling sweep of topics indispensable to a clinician hoping to do profoundly transformational work. I only wish Id had this available as I was struggling to manage difficult, rapidly occurring defenses and significant anxiety reactions. Jons style is warm, personal, and exceedingly clear, and he equips the therapist with detailed interventions to handle every confounding defense, manifestation of anxiety, or problem that can present itself in a therapists office. This is the most detailed, clear, and all-inclusive treatment manual I have had the pleasure to read. And unlike many scholarly texts, this one is enjoyable to read!

Susan Warshow, MSW, founder, DEFT Institute

From the brilliant and beautiful opening paragraphs on accomplishment and suffering, Jon Frederickson carries us right into the process of effective psychotherapy. He tells us just what we want to know about the theory of technique, but he never loses touch with our need to know what to do to convert our patients sticky places into centers of growth. He shows us how to keep going in the face of obstacles put up by the keen and hurt minds we encounter. With Co-Creating Change, Frederickson has created a classic resource on the most modern of psychotherapies, Intensive Short-Term Dynamic Psychotherapy.

Thomas Brod, MD, Associate Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, University of California, Los Angeles

This valuable resource presents a masterful blend of theoretical knowledge and applied material in a clear, accessible style and format. It captures the essence of the therapy process, deftly illustrated by therapist-patient scenarios and practical tools. A must-have for both aspiring therapists-in-training and seasoned practitioners who wish to hone their skills to effect lasting change.

Theresa DiNuzzo, PhD, Former President, International Association of Counseling Services

Effective Dynamic Therapy Techniques

Jon Frederickson

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