Object Relations Therapy Using the Relationship [Paperback]

A good starting place for therapists interested in a brief overview of object relations therapy, this book gives the reader, neophyte or experienced therapist, a nice theoretical framework. Basic, clear, and humane, it sparkles with interventions both poignant and powerful.Cashdan goes a long way to clarify a potentially confusing and complex therapeutic process. The volume should be an impetus to others in the field to explore their own approach to clients and to reevaluate the process of their therapeutic work.A valuable resource for advanced courses in psychotherapeutic concepts and for psychotherapeutic supervision. This book is a good read.What a wonderful book.Cashdan's expertise as a teacher is amply demonstrated as he outlinesthe steps of object relations therapy, from engagement, throughidentification and confrontation within the therapy relationship--thosecentering around issues of dependency, sexuality, power, andingratiation.