Psychological Type Therapy: A Practitioner's Guide to Strengthening Relationships

This book uses psychological type as a model for organizing mental health interventions, including assessing how a client's personality is affected within a specific relationship, and offers over 20 techniques to help clients overcome challenges using cognitive-behavioral, humanistic, and family therapy approaches. It is interdisciplinary and benefits mental health practitioners who are interested in incorporating personality into their case conceptualizations.

Format: Hardback
Length: 232 pages
Publication date: 07 June 2022
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

This comprehensive book employs psychological type as a framework for organizing mental health interventions, encompassing a range of approaches such as assessing the impact of a client's personality within a specific relationship using the Psychological Type Relationship Inventory and the Psychological Type Relationship Scale. By delving into each distinctive characteristic of psychological types, the book showcases how to assist clients in overcoming challenges associated with their psychological type through the application of techniques drawn from cognitive-behavioral, humanistic, and family therapy methodologies.

The book offers over 20 practical techniques, presented in a step-by-step format, to guide readers in effectively assessing both positive and negative or challenging personality traits when developing therapy plans. Each chapter provides insights into how to evaluate these characteristics to tailor interventions to meet the unique needs of clients.

The interdisciplinary nature of the text makes it invaluable for a broad range of mental health practitioners who are interested in integrating personality into their case conceptualizations to enhance the effectiveness of relationship therapy. By leveraging the power of psychological type, practitioners can gain a deeper understanding of their clients' behavior, emotions, and communication styles, enabling them to tailor interventions that address the root causes of their challenges and promote positive change.

This book serves as a valuable resource for mental health professionals, students, and researchers seeking to enhance their understanding of personality-based interventions and their application in mental health practice. Its comprehensive coverage, practical techniques, and interdisciplinary approach make it an essential tool for anyone seeking to improve their ability to deliver effective and personalized care to clients.

Dimension: 229 x 152 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780367562892