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Creative Therapy in Challenging Situations Creative Therapy in Challenging Situations introduces readers to the innovative approaches that therapists sometimes take when standardized, paint-by- the-numbers routines don’t work. Each chapter presents the story of one or more difficult psychotherapy situations followed by the therapists’ descriptions of what they did and why, as well as the outcome that resulted. The authors and their stories span a wide variety of theoretical approaches and contexts, showing how clinicians can improvise beyond everyday scenarios and tech- niques. This collection of provocative, instructive vignettes from well-known practitioners often generates “You said what?!” reactions while encouraging readers to think creatively in the moment in order to reach healthy, innovative outcomes from the trickiest and most unexpected therapeutic scenarios. Michael F. Hoyt, Ph.D., is a psychologist based in Mill Valley, California. He is the author/editor of numerous publications, including Single-Session Therapy by Walk-In or Appointment; Brief Therapy and Beyond; and Therapist Stories of Inspiration, Passion, and Renewal. Monte Bobele, Ph.D., is Professor Emeritus of Psychology at Our Lady of the Lake University in San Antonio, Texas. He is the co-editor of Single-Session Therapy by Walk-In or Appointment and When One Hour is All You Have, and the author of numerous other publications. Creative Therapy in Challenging Situations Unusual Interventions to Help Clients Edited by Michael F. Hoyt and Monte Bobele First published 2019 by Routledge 52 Vanderbilt Avenue, New York, NY 10017 and by Routledge 2 Park Square, Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon, OX14 4RN Routledge is an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group, an informa business © 2019 Michael F. Hoyt and Monte Bobele The right of Michael F. Hoyt and Monte Bobele to be identified as the authors of the editorial material, and of the authors for their individual chapters, has been asserted in accordance with sections 77 and 78 of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reprinted or reproduced or utilised in any form or by any electronic, mechanical, or other means, now known or hereafter invented, including photocopying and recording, or in any information storage or retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publishers. Trademark notice: Product or corporate names may be trademarks or registered trademarks, and are used only for identification and explanation without intent to infringe. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Names: Hoyt, Michael F., editor. | Bobele, Monte, editor. Title: Creative therapy in challenging situations: unusual interventions to help clients/edited by Michael F. Hoyt & Monte Bobele. Description: New York, NY: Routledge, 2019. | Includes bibliographical references and index. Identifiers: LCCN 2018057793 (print) | LCCN 2018058921 (ebook) | ISBN 9780429028687 (eBook) | ISBN 9780367138097 (hbk) | ISBN 9780367138103 (pbk) | ISBN 9780429028687 (ebk) Subjects: | MESH: Psychotherapy–methods | Creativity | Treatment Outcome | Professional-Patient Relations Classification: LCC RC480.5 (ebook) | LCC RC480.5 (print) | NLM WM 420 | DDC 616.89/14–dc23 LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2018057793 ISBN: 978-0-367-13809-7 (hbk) ISBN: 978-0-367-13810-3 (pbk) ISBN: 978-0-429-02868-7 (ebk) Typeset in Minion by Deanta Global Publishing Services, Chennai, India Dedications MFH: to Carol Erickson, John Frykman, and Murray Korngold – dear departed friends and You Said What?! aficionados MB: to Harry Goolishian, John Weakland, and Glen Gardner – who left us all too early and inspired many You Said What?! moments Contents Acknowledgments x About the Contributors xii 1 “You Said What?”: Introduction and Invitation 1 Michael F. Hoyt and Monte Bobele 2 The Accidental Drug Dealer 8 Andrew T. Austin 3 A Different Kind of Education 14 Bob Bertolino 4 On a Small Island off the Coast of Texas 30 Monte Bobele 5 A Violent Life: Using Brief Therapy “Logics” to Facilitate Change 47 Flavio Cannistrá 6 Transforming Trauma and the Migration of Identity: Accepting the “Call” from Outside the Cave 58 Jim Duvall vii viii Contents 7 Heating Up to Cool Down: An Encountering Approach to Ericksonian Hypnotherapy and Brief Therapy 70 Douglas Flemons 8 Looking “Outside the Box” for Client Strengths 80 Joseph A. Goldfield 9 The Rock-n-Rollers Remixed: Back to the Future 92 Shelley Green 10 Going “One-Down” 103 Michael F. Hoyt 11 “No Way – You Gotta Be Kidding!”: Using Ordeals to Promote Problem-Stopping 113 Michael F. Hoyt 12 However Great the Question, It’s the Answer That Makes a Difference 121 Chris Iveson 13 120 Centimeters from Sainthood 134 Hillary Keeney and Bradford Keeney 14 Random Effects of Ambiguity Along the Pathway Toward Health 144 David V. Keith 15 When Impatience Gets the Best of Me 156 Jeffrey Kottler 16 The Single Stroke: What Makes “Zingers” Zing? 163 Michele Ritterman 17 Our Clients Are Able and Strong: MRI Problem-Solving Brief Therapy in Action 172 Karin Schlanger and Esther Krohner 18 Frida Kahlo is Sassy 183 Clara Haydee Solís Ponce and Pedro Vargas Avalos Contents ix 19 Beyond Reason and Insight: The 180-Degree Turn in Therapeutic Interventions 193 Terry Soo-Hoo 20 They Said What?: Themes and Lessons 209 Michael F. Hoyt and Monte Bobele Index 223
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