Innovative Interventions in Psychotherapy

Abstract

The present volume unquestionably constitutes a significant contribution to clinical literature. The case reports, with their descriptions of many types of therapeutic interventions and combinations of interventions in dealing with a wide variety of difficulties presented by different patients and patient groups, as well as the discussions of important topics in psychotherapy, add to our knowledge of the many facets of psychotherapy, enrich our understanding of the treatment process, and deepen our appreciation of the importance of therapeutic sensitivity and flexibility.

About the Author

Seymour Hoffman, Ph. D., is a senior clinical psychologist with 45 years of clinical experience in working in psychiatric hospitals, mental health clinics and a university counseling service, in the U. S. and Israel. He has published over 40 papers in professional journals on psychological treatment and has co-authored a book with Brurit Laub and Sarah Gafni, entitled "Cotherapy with Individuals, Families and Groups". Recently, he was included in "Marquis Who's Who in Medicine and Healthcare" (2006-2007 edition). Presently, he teaches a course in psychopathology at a Teachers' College in Israel and is in private practice. Brurit Laub, M. A., is a senior clinical psychologist with 34 years of clinical experience in working in various mental health settings in Israel. She has lectured and presented workshops in Narrative Therapy, Dialectical Cotherapy, Transgenerational Therapy, Work with Subpersonalities, EMDR, and on different treatment models that she developed on her own and together with colleagues, in Israel, Germany, Vienna, England, India, Austria, and the U. S. She has also published papers in professional journals in Israel and the U. S. on the above topics. Presently, she teaches in the Program of Integrative Psychotherapy, Machon Magid, at the Hebrew University, Israel, supervises students in individual and family therapy and in EMDR, and is in private practice.