Psychotherapy and Counseling: Dancing with Resistance

This essential guide helps you better understand and resolve client resistance in therapy and counseling contexts. The frustrating "Yes, but…" or "That won't work because…" debates are familiar to most practitioners. It's easy for the patient to be labeled as resistant or unmotivated, and therapists often respond with frustration or irritation. The approach of Motivational Interviewing offers a new perspective on resistance phenomena, understanding resistance primarily as an interactional phenomenon. Building on this, communication techniques are explained to help break down or prevent conversational blockages. Practical examples ease the transfer of these techniques into everyday professional practice.

Content:

• Basic Concepts of Motivational Interviewing
• The Emergence of Resistance from the Perspective of Motivational Interviewing
• Raising Awareness of Conversational Traps and Communication Blocks
• Teaching Practical Communication Techniques for Reducing or Preventing Resistance
• Numerous Case Examples

Target Groups:

• Psychotherapists, Psychologists, Doctors, Counselors
• Professionals in the Social Sector

Ms. Dipl.-Psych. Dr. Almut Lippert, Psychological Psychotherapist and recognized trainer for Motivational Interviewing , has been working for many years as a lecturer, supervisor, and experiential trainer at numerous university and private training institutes for psychologists and doctors, as well as at professional associations and clinics. She has published extensively as an author of professional books.

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