Integration in Psychotherapy: Models and Methods

Abstract

Psychotherapy is currently in a phase of rapid change and growth and much of this development is integrative in nature. Integration in psychotherapy can mean many things; from the sequential or simultaneous use of different established techniques, through the adoption of specific hybrid therapies, to the flexibility which is found in the practice of mature clinicians, who through experience adopt techniques or theory borrowed from other disciplines. This book explores and expounds these integrative currents as they impact on the spectrum of contemporary psychological therapy. In Section 1, practitioners from within traditional models of psychotherapy self-critically look outwards toward the limits and links between their own approaches and those of others. Section 2 provides a showcase for cutting edge new modalities in psychological therapy, and covers traditional approaches which are inherently integrative. Throughout, the editors and authors strive to maintain a balanced approach, considering the strengths and weaknesses of the integrative stance.