Peebles-Kleiger, Mary Jo: Beginnings

Skilled in various psychodynamic and behavioral approaches, from psychoanalysis to hypnotherapy, Peebles-Kleiger consistently advances an integrative approach that cuts across specific modalities and combines sophisticated psychodynamic understanding wit"A superb integration of theory, empirical reseach, and clinical wisdom. Beginnings brings together in a wonderful way advances in psychological research, psychotherapy theory, and practical planning of a treatment intervention. It presents the best available introductory text to guide the young psychotherapist through the labyrinth of theories, findings, and recommendations that can often destroy the natural creativity of the beginning practitioner or even those of us who are more experienced." - Peter Fonagy, Ph.D., Freud Memorial Professor of Psychoanalysis, University College London "Dr. Peebles-Kleiger has written a masterful and comprehensive summary of how the psychotherapist should think in developing a psychotherapeutic treatment plan for patients. She accomplishes the difficult task of being both scholarly and practical at the same time. Her book will be equally useful for students and experienced clinicians alike." - Glen O. Gabbard, M.D., Professor of Psychiatry, Baylor College of Medicine "This comprehensive guide to planning psychotherapy is noteworthy for cutting across a broad range of treatment models and exploring universal factors that clinicians should consider in the beginning phase of psychotherapy. Peebles-Kleiger describes and illustrates the treatment planning process in a step-by-step, highly readable, and user-friendly manner while also showing how it is grounded in clinical writings and research. Any clinician or trainee who is engaged in, or learning about, the practice of psychotherapy will find Beginnings a valuable guide and an important resource." - Eda G. Goldstein, DSW, Author, When the Bubble Bursts (Analytic Press, 2005)