Brief Therapy Conversations

Brief Therapy Conversations features stimulating discussions between two international experts about essential topics, including: the importance of the therapeutic relationship, the role of diagnosis, the therapist's mindset, specific techniques and guiding logics, therapist development, and likely future trends.

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Michael F. Hoyt, Ph.D is a psychologist based in Mill Valley, California. He was one of the originators (with Moshe Talmon and Robert Rosenbaum) of the Single Session Therapy approach and is the recipient of various professional honors. He is the author/editor of numerous publications, including Brief Therapy and Beyond, The Handbook of Constructive Therapies, Creative Therapy in Challenging Situations, and Single Session Thinking and Practice in Global, Cultural, and Familial Contexts.

Flavio Cannistrà, Psy.D. is a psychologist based in Rome, Italy. He is the founder and co-director of the Italian Center for Single Session Therapy and of the ICNOS Institute, an international postgraduate training institute specializing in strategic and systemic brief psychotherapies. His publications include Single-Session Therapy: Principles and Practices (2021 in English, 2018 in Italian) and Terapia Breve Centrata Sulla Soluzione: Principi e Pratiche (Solution Focused Brief Therapy: Principles and Practices).

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Brief Therapy Conversations features stimulating discussions between two international experts about essential topics, including: the importance of the therapeutic relationship, the role of diagnosis, the therapist's mindset, specific techniques and guiding logics, therapist development, and likely future trends. It explores a wide range of literature and ideas on brief therapy and single session therapy, for those interested in time-sensitive treatment, Appendices include expanded journal articles which provide additional insights into ways to improve therapeutic efficiency.

Reader friendly and conversational in format, this book is essential reading for professionals involved in brief therapy research, teaching, and practice. .

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Part 1: Dialogues 1. The Therapeutic Relationship in Brief Therapy 2. Diagnosis and Brief Therapy 3. Mindset in Brief Therapy 4. Techniques and Logics in Brief Therapy 5. A Brief History of Brief Therapy, Some Personal Influences, and Thoughts about the Future Part 2: Extending the Conversation - Scholarly Elaborations 6. Single-Session Therapy: A Healthful Approach to Effectively and Efficiently Solving Client Problems 7. The Nine Logics Beneath Brief Therapy Interventions: A Framework to Help Therapists Achieve Their Purpose 8. Common Errors in Single-Session Therapy