Clients' deference in psychotherapy.

Liberating Psychotherapy: Liberation Psychology and Psychotherapy with LGBT Clients

Clients' and therapists' stories about psychotherapy.

This article provides an overview of the emerging field of research on clients' stories about their experiences in psychotherapy. The theory of narrative identity suggests that individuals construct stories about their lives in order to provide the self with a sense of purpose and unity. Psychotherapy stories serve both psychological functions. Focusing on the theme of agency as a vehicle for o...

Addressing religion and spirituality in psychotherapy: clients' perspectives 1.

Abstract Twelve adult clients described the role of religion and spirituality in their lives and in therapy as a whole, as well as their specific experiences of discussing religious-spiritual topics in individual outpatient psychotherapy with nonreligiously affiliated therapists. Data were analyzed using Consensual Qualitative Research (CQR; Hill, Thompson, & Williams, 1997 ). Results indica...

Clinical algorithms as a tool for psychotherapy with Latino clients.

Clinical algorithms have the advantage of being able to integrate clinical, cultural, and environmental factors into a unified method of planning and implementing treatment. A model for practice is proposed that uses 3 algorithms as guides for conducting psychotherapy with Latino clients, the uses of which are illustrated in a single, ongoing case vignette. The algorithm format has the addition...

Learning Psychotherapy: An Effectiveness Study of Clients and Therapists

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