Therapeutic Presence – A Mindful Approach to Effective Therapeutic Relationships

Acknowledgments

Introduction to Therapeutic Presence: A Foundation for Effective Therapeutic Relationships
 
Part I. Theoretical and Empirical Basis of Therapeutic Presence
Chapter 1. Therapeutic Presence: A Theory of Relationship
Chapter 2. History of Presence Across Theoretical Approaches
Chapter 3. Research on Therapeutic Presence
 
Part II. The Model of Therapeutic Presence
Chapter 4. Preparing the Ground for Therapeutic Presence
Chapter 5. The Process of Therapeutic Presence
Chapter 6. The Embodied Experience of Therapeutic Presence
 
Part III. A Deeper Exploration of Therapeutic Presence
Chapter 7. Levels of Therapeutic Presence
Chapter 8. Challenges to Therapeutic Presence
Chapter 9. Presence Related to Therapists’ and Clients’ Emotional Experience
Chapter 10. Neurobiology of Therapeutic Presence
 
Part IV. Approaches to Cultivating Therapeutic Presence
Chapter 11. Mindfulness and Self-Compassion: Ways to Enhance Therapeutic Presence
Chapter 12. Experiential Approaches to Presence
 
Part V. Training in Therapeutic Presence
Chapter 13. Psychotherapy Training: Cultivating Therapeutic Presence
Chapter 14. Therapeutic Presence Exercises and Practices
Chapter 15. Cultivating Online Therapeutic Presence
 
Epilogue
References
Index
About the Authors