I'm Working On It in Therapy

How to Get the Most Out of Psychotherapy

Gary Trosclair

• Publisher: Skyhorse
• Year: 2015
• Print ISBN:
  9781632204486
• eBook ISBN:
  9781632207487
• Topic: Psychology
• Subtopic: Movements in Psychology
• Index: Psychology

Learn to get the most out of therapy to unlock your best self. Learn to get the most out of therapy to unlock your best self. Millions of Americans will go to therapy this year, but veteran psychotherapist Gary Trosclair believes the vast majority of them will start the process with little to no sense of how to best use their sessions to achieve their goals. Recent research has identified effective client participation as one of the most crucial factors in successful therapy. What can one do to get the most out of their sessions to create lasting positive changes in their lives? What does it look like to "work on it" in therapy?Trosclair covers these points and more, combining cutting-edge scientific research with years of fascinating anecdotal evidence to create a guide that is as compelling as it is indispensable. It teaches readers how to take off their masks and be real with their therapists, how to deal with emotions that arise in session, how to continue their psychological work outside of sessions, how to know when it's time to say goodbye to their therapists, and much more.Whether you're already in therapy and looking to make more out of each appointment, or you're thinking of starting the process and want to go in with a game plan, I'm Working on It in Therapy will show you how you can make every session count towards becoming your best possible self.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Title Page
• Copyright
• Contents
• Dedication
• Preface
• Introduction and a Few Things to Know Before Reading This Book
• Chapter One: Get Real: Take Off the Mask and Show Your Many Faces
• Chapter Two: Channel the Flow of Emotion: Have Your Feelings without Your Feelings Having You
• Chapter Three: Enough about Them: Look Deeply Within for the Sources of Change
• Chapter Four: Don’t Hold Back: Forge an Authentic Connection with Your Therapist
• Chapter Five: Be Curious, Not Judgmental: Observe Yourself Honestly without Attacking Yourself
• Chapter Six: Carry Your Fair Share, and Only Your Fair Share: Differentiate When to Take Responsibility and When Not To
• Chapter Seven: What’s Your Story? Identify the Recurring Themes and Fundamental Beliefs That Guide You
• Chapter Eight: It Ain’t Necessarily So: Build a Better Narrative and Choose Your Beliefs Consciously
• Chapter Nine: Do Something! Continue Your Psychological Work outside of Sessions
• Chapter Ten: Into the Fire: Use Challenges as Opportunities for Growth
• Afterword
• Appendix A: In the Beginning: Starting Therapy
• Appendix B: Are We There Yet? Stopping Therapy
• Appendix C: Does This Thing Work? Research Evidence Supporting the Efficacy of Psychodynamic Psychotherapy
• Acknowledgments
• About the Author
• Endnotes
• Index