Skills in Psychodynamic Counselling & Psychotherapy

This is a step-by-step guide to the key skills and techniques of the psychodynamic approach used at each stage of the therapeutic process. It not only addresses how to implement skills, but also why they are being implemented.

List of contents

1. THE PSYCHODYNAMIC APPROACH
2. THE PERSONAL JOURNEY TOWARDS SKILLED PRACTICE
3. OTHER WAYS TO ENHANCE PERSONAL GROWTH
4. WORKING WITHIN DIFFERENCE AND DIVERSITY
5. THERAPIST AS NEUROSURGEON: UNDERSTANDING THE BRAIN AND THE IMPLICATIONS FOR PSYCHOTHERAPY
6. SETTING THE SCENE FOR THERAPY: THE THERAPEUTIC FRAME
7. THE FIRST SESSIONS: THE THERAPEUTIC ALLIANCE
8. WORKING WITH UNCONSCIOUS COMMUNICATION
9. THE THEORY UNDERLYING TECHNIQUE: TRANSFERENCE AND COUNTERTRANSFERENCE
10. TYPES OF INTERPRETATION
11. INTERPRETING THE TRANSFERENCE AND COUNTERTRANSFERENCE
12. UNDERSTANDING AND WORKING WITH DEFENCES
13. MANAGING THE THERAPEUTIC PROCESS
14. ASSESSMENT AND FORMULATION
15. WORKING ONLINE
16. HOW DO WE KNOW IT WORKS?

About the author

During her forty year career Susan Howard has worked as both a psychoanalytic psychotherapist and clinical psychologist. Sharing knowledge about the psychodynamic approach with lay people and other professionals has been both a cornerstone and a highlight of her professional career. This included teaching psychotherapy to clinical psychologists at the University of Surrey for over two decades. Now semi-retired, she still has a small private practice focussing on supervision and training. Towards the end of her career she undertook an additional training in Interpersonal Psychotherapy (IPT) which has its roots in the psychodynamic approach. She is currently Chair of IPT UK.
Katrina Wynne is a psychoanalyst and consultant clinical psychologist. She works at the Tavistock and Portman NHS Trust and in private practice.

Product details

• Authors: Susan Wynne Howard, Howard Susan, Katrina Wynne
• Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 11.08.2025
• EAN: 9781529680461
• ISBN: 978-1-5296-8046-1
• No. of pages: 248
• Series: Skills in Counselling & Psychotherapy Series
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > Social education, social work; Non-fiction book > Psychology, esoterics, spirituality, anthroposophy > Psychology: general, reference works; Social sciences, law, business > Media, communication > Communication science; PSYCHOLOGY / Psychotherapy / General, PSYCHOLOGY / General, MEDICAL / Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Social Work, PSYCHOLOGY / Interpersonal Relations, Psychotherapy: counselling, Therapy and therapeutics, Interpersonal communication and skills, Social counselling and advice services, Counselling & Advice Services