A masterful integration of theory, research, and
practice that rightfully places the therapeutic relationship at
the center of the healing process. Silberschatz and the San Francisco
Psychotherapy Research Group provide a definitive explication
and compelling illustration of their innovative, powerful, and
empirically guided psychotherapy.
John C. Norcross, PhD
President, International Society of Clinical Psychology
Past President, American Psychological Association's Psychotherapy
Division
Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Clinical Psychology: In Session
This book is full of useful clinical theory and excellent advice
about technique. It provides rich insights into the process of
change in psychotherapy. A must read for the practicing psychotherapist.
Owen Renik, M. D.
Control-Mastery theory developed as one of the most penetrating challenges
to conventional ego psychology, contributing a much needed enrichment of
psychoanalytic theory and connecting it to cognitive psychology. The concept of
creating safety in the midst of the patient testing the therapist is especially
useful to technique, so clinicians will benefit from a careful reading. This book
combines apt clinical examples, a connected theory, and a summary of research
while retaining readability and interest. I heartily recommend it!
Mardi Horowitz, M.D.
Professor of Psychiatry UCSF and author of Cognitive
Psychodynamics: From Conflict to Character, Understanding Psychotherapy
Change, as well as other works.
Among the strengths of control-mastery theory are the clarity and conceptual
rigor of its major propositions and its ability to provide valuable guidance
to therapists in a wide range of clinical situations. This beautifully
edited volume does a superb job of summarizing the most recent developments
in control-mastery theory and spelling out its implications for both
practice and research.
Jeremy D. Safran, Ph.D.
Professor of Psychology,
New School University
The insights contained in this book will enrich psychotherapists of every
orientation and of all levels of experience. The clear, jargon-free writing
makes this a very readable book for a non-professional audience.
Paolo Migone, M.D.
Co-editor of Psicoterapiae Scienze Umane
Transformative Relationships will change the way that therapists think about
their work. It finally resolves the debate between those who privilege
cognitive insight as the engine for psychic change and those who emphasize
the role of new experience, showing over and over again how both dimensions
are essential.
Michael Bader, DMH
