Trouble with Psychotherapy

Current therapeutic practice is grounded in traditional theories of psychotherapy such as the theories that underlie cognitive-behavioural psychodynamic and person-centred practice. But none of these approaches has been proven to be more effective than any other leaving the therapist with an ethical and professional dilemma: how do you advocate and practise one theory with your clients when a completely different theoretical approach is being successfully practised down the road?<br/><br/>In this book Campbell Purton argues that psychotherapy and counselling theories fail to provide adequate justification for their practice. Part 1 highlights the weaknesses and dangers that underlie traditional counselling theories and their derivatives including psychodynamic cognitive behavioural existential and neuroscience approaches. Having unpicked these theories Part 2 goes on to develop an exciting new way of thinking about therapy that does not rely on theory - one that can be likened to a 'common sense' approach to therapeutic practice.<br/><br/>This book poses important questions and offers unique insight for anyone studying or practising in the field of counselling and psychotherapy.