
In an easy-to-use, large-size format, the book features a wealth of case examples and write-in exercises for building key clinical skills.

Demonstrated are procedures for assessing patients, formulating core conflicts, and restructuring defenses, affects, and relationship to the self and others.

It shows how such proven behavioral techniques as systemic desensitization can be applied effectively within a psychodynamic framework, and offers clear guidelines for when and how to intervene. Reflecting the ongoing evolution of the approach, the manual emphasizes affect phobia, or conflict about feelings. It is an invaluable clinical resource and an ideal tool for teaching and training.īuy Treating Affect Phobia by Leigh McCullough from Australia's Online Independent Bookstore, BooksDirect.This hands-on manual from Leigh McCullough and associates teaches the nuts and bolts of practicing short-term dynamic psychotherapy, the research-supported model first presented in Changing Character, McCullough's foundational text. Featuring a wealth of case examples, the book also includes many write-in exercises to help therapists build and practise key skills. Demonstrated are procedures for assessing patients, formulating core conflicts and restructuring defences, affects and relationship to the self and others.

It shows how such proven behavioural techniques as systemic desensitization can be applied effectively within a psychodynamic framework, and offers clear guidelines for when and how to intervene. Reflecting the ongoing evolution of the approach, the manual emphasizes "affect phobia", or conflict about feelings. Description - Treating Affect Phobia by Leigh McCullough This hands-on manual teaches the nuts and bolts of practising short-term dynamic psychotherapy, the research-supported model first presented in "Changing Character", Leigh McCullough's foundational text.
