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Addressing Suffering and Flourishing in Psychotherapy

Addressing Suffering and Flourishing in Psychotherapy

Sandage, Steven J.
Owen, Jesse

Paperback

General Psychology

PREORDER - Expected ship date March 2, 2027

ISBN10: 1433840286
ISBN13: 9781433840289
Publisher: American Psychological Association (APA)
Published: Mar 2 2027
Pages: 369
Language: English

Can psychotherapy do more than just reduce symptoms? Can therapists help people find meaning and purpose in life?

Symptoms of mental health disorders have long been targeted with great success in psychotherapy. However, the biomedical model's focus on disease symptoms and functioning has tended to outweigh therapists' view of their clients' overall lives. Does psychotherapy actually help people become happier? Does it help them forge healthier relationships with others, or experience greater meaning and purpose in life?

In this book, editors Steven J. Sandage and Jesse Owen examine the relationship between psychotherapy outcomes and human flourishing and well-being. Contributors use a positive psychology framework to investigate spirituality, multicultural and social justice perspectives, and ethical considerations related to suffering and flourishing in psychotherapy. The book is clinically focused, with an emphasis on the assessment and measurement of suffering and flourishing, the use of particular therapeutic approaches (including CBT, relational, humanistic, acceptance/commitment, and AEDP therapies), and therapist factors linked to client flourishing. Chapters also include tips for clinical training aimed at improving client well-being and purpose.

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