
Creative Breakthroughs in Therapy
Tales of Transformation and Astonishment
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Creative Breakthroughs in Therapy
Tales of Transformation and Astonishment
About this book
An invitation to observe and achieve transformative breakthroughs in the therapeutic experience
Creative Breakthroughs in Therapy: Tales of Transformation and Astonishment brings together nineteen of the world's most prominent and creative therapists and researchers, taking professionals inside each contributor's creative innovations in theory and technique.
Designed for all therapists who wish to communicate their therapeutic messages creatively and effectively, authors Jeffrey Kottler and Jon Carlson invite you to be inspired from the observations of your peers and consider how these approaches might be applied to your own work.
Drawn from real-life cases, contributors share stories of their most creative breakthroughs, demonstrating out-of-the-box thinking that freed them to create alternative ways of meeting their clients? needs. Creative Breakthroughs in Therapy: Tales of Transformation and Astonishment will motivate you to experiment as an agent of change, exploring new, creative ways to make a difference in people's lives, with wisdom from some of the world?s foremost authorities including:
Stephen Lankton, Bradford Keeney, Sam Gladding, Steve Madigan, Michael Yapko, Scott Miller, Jeff Zeig, Judy Jordan, Robert Neimeyer, Laura Brown, Bill O'Hanlon, Cloe Madanes, Len Sperry, Fred Bemak, Nancy McWilliams, Nick Cummings and Alfonso Montuori
The stories in this book represent seminal cases in which eminent practitioners in therapy and related fields express their own unique voices as clinicians. The book focuses on what led each clinician to a creative breakthrough and identifies the common variablesāacross all the storiesāthat might promote innovation in the future. Their experiences will inspire every therapist to discover their own creative path.
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Table of contents
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- PREFACE
- Acknowledgements
- CONTRIBUTORS
- CHAPTER 1 - A PERSONAL INTRODUCTION TO CREATIVITY IN THERAPY
- CHAPTER 2 - STEPHEN LANKTON: AMBIGUITY, RELEVANCE, AND THE CREEPING DEVILS
- CHAPTER 3 - BRADFORD KEENEY: CREATING NONSENSE THROUGH CONNECTIONS OF LOVE
- CHAPTER 4 - SAM GLADDING: BEING UNSTUCK WITHOUT BECOMING UNGLUED
- CHAPTER 5 - STEVE MADIGAN: THERAPY AS COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS
- CHAPTER 6 - MICHAEL YAPKO: YOU DONāT LEARN THIS STUFF IN GRADUATE SCHOOL
- CHAPTER 7 - SCOTT MILLER: I HAVE CREATIVE CLIENTS
- CHAPTER 8 - JEFF ZEIG: A WHITE, FLUFFY CLOUD AND A DISSOCIATIVE MOMENT
- CHAPTER 9 - JUDY JORDAN: WHAT ABOUT LOVE?
- CHAPTER 10 - ROBERT NEIMEYER: A LITTLE HUG FROM HEAVEN
- CHAPTER 11 - LAURA BROWN: WORKING IN A BOX
- CHAPTER 12 - BILL OāHANLON: FALLING ON YOUR FACE
- CHAPTER 13 - CLOĆ MADANES: A TRILOGY OF COURAGE
- CHAPTER 14 - LEN SPERRY: ACCESSING THE CREATIVE SELF
- CHAPTER 15 - FRED BEMAK: GETTING PEOPLE UP OFF THE FLOOR
- CHAPTER 16 - NANCY MCWILLIAMS: THE WISDOM OF NOT KNOWING
- CHAPTER 17 - NICK CUMMINGS: A NARRATIVE HISTORY OF CREATIVITY IN ACTION
- CHAPTER 18 - ALFONSO MONTUORI: CREATIVE INQUIRY AND DISCOVERING THE UNFORESEEN
- CHAPTER 19 - SOME CREATIVE THEMES
- CHAPTER 20 - CLINICAL APPLICATIONS
- REFERENCES