Table Of ContentTheory and Practice of Focusing-Oriented Psychotherapy
Advances in Focusing-Oriented Psychotherapy
Jessica Kingsley Publishers also publishes the companion volume, which
looks forward to the future of focusing-oriented approaches, exploring recent
innovations such as Focusing-Oriented Psychotherapy as a response to trauma,
Wholebody Focusing, and how Focusing has been adapted in Japan and South
Korea.
Emerging Practice in Focusing-Oriented Psychotherapy
Innovative Theory, Applications and Practice
Edited by Greg Madison
Foreword by Marion Hendricks-Gendlin
ISBN 978 1 84905 371 6
eISBN 978 0 85700 722 3
of related interest
Focusing-Oriented Art Therapy
Accessing the Body’s Wisdom and Creative Intelligence
Laury Rappaport
ISBN 978 1 84310 760 6
eISBN 978 1 84642 852 4
Neuroscience for Counsellors
Practical Applications for Counsellors, Therapists and
Mental Health Practitioners
Rachal Zara Wilson
ISBN 978 1 84905 488 1
eISBN 978 0 85700 894 7
The Hormone Factor in Mental Health
Bridging the Mind-Body Gap
Edited by Linda M. Rio
ISBN 978 1 84905 929 9
eISBN 978 0 85700 729 2
Mindful Therapeutic Care for Children
A Guide to Reflective Practice
Dr Joanna North
ISBN 978 1 84905 446 1
eISBN 978 0 85700 840 4
Theory and Practice of
Focusing-Oriented Psychotherapy
Beyond the Talking Cure
Edited by Greg Madison
Foreword by Eugene Gendlin
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Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data
Theory and practice of focusing-oriented psychotherapy : beyond the talking cure /
edited by Greg
Madison ; foreword by Gene Gendlin.
pages cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 978-1-84905-324-2
1. Brief psychotherapy. 2. Solution-focused brief therapy. I. Madison, Greg.
RC480.55.T48 2014
616.89’147--dc23
2013047025
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ISBN 978 1 84905 324 2
eISBN 978 0 85700 782 7
Printed and bound in Great Britain
This volume is dedicated to Eugene Gendlin and
Marion Hendricks-Gendlin. Their openness and
generosity as teachers and colleagues have been a
model for how to live a focusing-oriented approach.
CONTENTS
Foreword 11
Eugene Gendlin, The Focusing Institute, New York and University of Chicago,
Illinois, USA, and Greg Madison, City University, London, UK, Psychotherapy
and Psychology, Senior Lecturer, International
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 13
PREFACE 14
Introduction 17
Greg Madison
Part I Understanding the Focusing-Oriented
Approach 21
Chapter 1 A Theory of Focusing-Oriented Psychotherapy 22
Akira Ikemi, Kansai University, Osaka, Japan
Chapter 2 The FOT View of Change: What Is Therapeutic
about Therapy? 36
Anna Karali and Pavlos Zarogiannis, The Hellenic Focusing Center,
Athens, Greece
Chapter 3 Thinking and Practicing FOT in the Twenty-First
Century: Challenges, Critiques, and Opportunities 52
Kevin C. Krycka, Seattle University, Washington, USA
Part II Integrating with Other Orientations 67
Chapter 4 Focusing with Solutions: How to Do Brief
Therapy Deeply 69
Bala Jaison, Focusing for Creative Living, Toronto, Canada
Chapter 5 Applying Attachment Theory and Interventions to
Focusing Therapy 84
Larry Letich, Individual and Marital Therapist, Maryland, USA, and
Helene Brenner, Focusing-Oriented Psychologist, Maryland, USA
Chapter 6 The Relational Heart of Focusing-Oriented
Psychotherapy 98
Lynn Preston, The Experiential Psychotherapy Project,
New York, USA
Chapter 7 Exhilarating Pessimism: Focusing-Oriented
Existential Therapy 113
Greg Madison
Part III Modes of Clinical Practice: The FOT Way 129
Chapter 8 New Ways of Processing Experience: How to
Work with Structure-Bound Processes 130
Christiane Geiser, Ausbildungsinstitut GFK, Zurich, Switzerland, and
Judy Moore, University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK
Chapter 9 “I Can See You, You Can’t See Me”:
Focusing-Oriented Therapy with Children: A Fresh Approach 146
René Veugelers, Art Therapist, The Netherlands
Chapter 10 Principles and Practice of Focusing-Oriented
Parent–Infant Consultation and Therapy 161
Zack Boukydis, Semmelweis Medical School and Eotvos Lorand University,
Budapest, Hungary
Chapter 11 Integrating Focusing into Couples Therapy 175
John Amodeo, Meridian University, California, USA, and Annmarie Early,
Eastern Mennonite University, Virginia, USA
Chapter 12 A Focusing Orientation in Group Psychotherapy 189
Calliope Callias, Adelphi University, The Focusing Institute and The
Experiential Psychotherapy Project, New York, USA, and Charlotte
Howorth, The Focusing Institute and The Experiential Psychotherapy
Project, New York, USA
