Therapeutic Presence

A Mindful Approach to Effective Therapy

By: Shari M. Geller, Leslie S. Greenberg

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Hardcover | 13 February 2012

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The therapeutic relationship is essential to positive outcomes of psychotherapy. In this book, Shari Geller and Leslie Greenberg argue that therapeutic presence is the fundamental underlying quality of the therapeutic relationship and, hence, effective therapy. Therapeutic presence is the state of having one's whole self in the encounter with a client by being completely in the moment on a multiplicity of levels-physically, emotionally, cognitively, and spiritually. Present therapists become aware of both their own experience and that of their client through bodily sensations and emotions, and this awareness helps them to connect deeply with the client. Therapeutic presence is not a replacement for technique, but rather a foundational therapeutic stance that supports deep listening and understanding of the client in the moment. Geller and Greenberg present their empirically based model of therapeutic presence that integrates three aspects of the concept: how present therapists prepare for presence both pre-session and in general life, what activities therapists engage in when being therapeutically present, and what in-session presence feels like. The authors also provide a therapeutic presence theory of relationship based on research and clinical wisdom. Importantly, because presence is a learnable state that can be cultivated with practice and commitment, the authors infuse the book with practical, experiential exercises for cultivating presence.

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Introduction	p. 3
Theoretical and Empirical Basis of the Model	p. 15
History of Presence Across Theoretical Approaches	p. 17
Empirical Research on Therapeutic Presence	p. 37
Therapeutic Presence: A Theory of Relationship	p. 51
The Model of Therapeutic Presence	p. 73
Preparing the Ground for Therapeutic Presence	p. 75
The Process of Therapeutic Presence	p. 93
The Experience of Therapeutic Presence	p. 109
Additional Perspectives on Therapeutic Presence	p. 133
Levels of Therapeutic Presence	p. 135
Challenges to Therapeutic Presence	p. 143
Neurobiology of Therapeutic Presence	p. 161
The Cultivation of Therapeutic Presence	p. 177
Buddhist Mindfulness: A Way of Enhancing Therapeutic Presence	p. 179
Experiential Approaches: Somatic, Emotion-Focused, Creative, and Relational Approaches to Cultivating Therapeutic Presence	p. 207
Therapeutic Presence Exercises and Practices	p. 231
Epilogue	p. 255
References	p. 263
Index	p. 285
About the Authors	p. 303
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