This study phenomenologically clarifies the structure of the client's struggle to say things in
therapy. Six subjects gave written descriptions, later elaborated in interviews, which …

The central thesis of the paper–that the seriously disordered patient's use of language is
central to retrieving and containing split-off and dissociated aspects of mental life–is taken …

The book is an empirical study of naturally occurring talk between psychotherapist and
clients experiencing various anxieties and traumas that most of us recognize and can relate …

Therapies where client and practitioner use language are often designated 'talking cures';
but it is often a certain kind of talk that really needs treatment. In any 'talking therapy', we can …

In contrast to the common cultural and professional practice of identifying the person as the
problem or the problem as within the person, this work depicts the problem as external to the …

We contend that the talk of therapy, like everyday talk, is where and how people construct
their understandings and ways of living. This is the fundamental insight of the social …

This paper is focused on therapeutic work that includes spoken conversations and written
conversations. The author views both the spoken and written conversations as part of the …

This thesis is an investigation of talk in a therapeutic setting. It takes discursive psychology
as the main influence theoretically, and also draws on the rigorous analytical techniques of …

This paper examines acting out phenomena through different theoretical perspectives from
the past to the present. Using case examples of child and adult patients, the author …

In contrast to the common cultural and professional practice of identifying the person as the
problem or the problem as within the person, this work depicts the problem as external to the …