The Art of the First Session: Making Psychotherapy Count from the Start - Hardcover

Robert Taibbi

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0393708438 ISBN 13: 9780393708431

Publisher: WW Norton & Co, 2016

Synopsis

The average client today only comes to therapy five to eight times, and many only come once, so it is increasingly important, therefore, for therapists to achieve first-session success. Therapeutic skills and sales and marketing savvy are equally important to this task. In the first sixty minutes, clinicians must build trust, communicate what they have to offer, and ensure that the client feels different when they walk out than they did walking in. Short, practical, and applicable to all therapeutic modalities, this book walks readers through all the first-session essentials, including preparation for the first session, action-steps for each stage of the session, techniques for changing the emotional climate, and "closing the deal," to make sure that clients come back for more. Packed with case examples, vignettes, tools, and techniques, The Art of the First Session prepares clinicians with critical skills to cut through performance anxiety, feel and convey confidence with clients, and hit the ground running in therapy with new clients.

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About the Author

Robert Taibbi, LCSW, is the director of child and family services at a private practice in Charlottesville, VA. He is a regular blogger for Psychology Today, author of eight books and numerous columns and magazine articles, and a national and international trainer in couples therapy, family therapy, and clinical supervision.

Edition details

• Publisher: WW Norton & Co
• Publication date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0393708438
• ISBN 13: 9780393708431
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 240