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“This volume highlights a transtheoretical approach to psychotherapy, most relevant to therapists of all orientations, and deals with the importance of needs in influencing how patients think, feel, and act. At the core of this approach is the role that the satisfaction of a person’s interpersonal and intrapersonal needs plays in psychological well-being. The interventions described are not school-based in nature, and are richly illustrated with clinical material that brings to life key conceptual issues that speak to therapists of varying theoretical orientations.” Marvin R. Goldfried is a distinguished professor of Psychology at Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York, USA “A truly integrative model of psychotherapy from conceptualization through treatment! With illustrative case studies, Dr. Meier and Ms. Boivin’s developmental model of Self in Relationship Psychotherapy goes beyond symptom management, guiding therapists to a deeper understanding of their clients’ presenting issues, enhancing their ability to help make meaningful lasting change. This book will be a frequent reference for our team!” Dr. Rebecca Moore is a clinical psychologist and director of the Kanata Psychology and Counselling Centre “This is a truly refreshing and remarkable piece of work. The Self-in-Relationship Psychotherapy approach identifies core unmet self, relational and physical intimacy needs as the root of psychological dysfunction. It is a developmental and relational approach to psychotherapy that integrates complex theories to promote an understanding of how early developmental relationships and experiences impact later adult functioning. The theory underlying the approach provides clinicians with an effective lens to conceptualize and treat the most difficult cases presented in therapy. Of the numerous approaches I have learned throughout my career, the Self-in-Relationship Psychotherapy approach has been game changing in my academic, supervision and clinical practice.” Shelley Briscoe-Dimock is a clinical professor and supervisor based in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada “When I started graduate studies in psychotherapy, I was curious about understanding the client’s struggles in-depth whilst having a structure in place that is rooted in theory and is easy to grasp. This book came at the right time, and I can confidently say that it has been extremely helpful in grounding me in addressing clients’ core struggles with a special focus on clients’ core needs. In this way, this book helped me look beyond behavioral challenges and aided me in addressing the heart of the matter in a timely manner. I highly recommend this book, as a must read, to clinicians and to graduate students in psychotherapy.” Sogol Kafi is a Ph.D. candidate at Saint Paul University, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Self-in-Relationship Psychotherapy In this innovative book, the authors set out their theory of Self-in-Relationship Psychotherapy (SIRP), advocating for the integration of relational, self, and physical intimacy needs in the conceptualization and treatment of psychological problems, placing human needs at the center of treatment. This marks a shift in how psychological and relational problems are understood, currently being perceived in terms of affects, cognitive processes, and behaviors. Using numerous illustrations from their own clinical practice, Meier and Boivin contend that this understanding overlooks the pivotal role that needs play in all aspects of peoples’ personal lives and relationships. Children, adolescents, and adults do not live primarily from feelings and thoughts, but from basic psychological and relational needs, such as wanting to be in a meaningful relationship, having the autonomy and freedom to make decisions about their lives, experiencing being competent, being regarded as a significant and important person and experiencing emotional, intimate and sensual and/or sexual contacts. By taking such an approach, this book stands out among other books on psychotherapy theories. Authored by two seasoned psychologists, who have provided therapeutic services to children, adolescents, and adults for 40 years, this book comprises the foundational theory for practicing Self-in-Relationship Psychotherapy, making it of interest to graduate students, clinicians in training, and practicing psychologists, social workers, and psychotherapists alike. Augustine Meier is a certified clinical psychologist, individual, couple, and family therapist, researcher, author, and Professor Emeritus at Saint Paul University, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. He is the founder of the Institute for Self-in-Relationship Psychotherapy. Micheline Boivin is a certified clinical psychologist, child, parent, and family psychotherapist, researcher, and author based in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. She is a board member of the Institute for Self-in-Relationship Psychotherapy. Self-in-Relationship Psychotherapy A Complete Clinical Guide to Theory and Practice Augustine Meier and Micheline Boivin Cover image: Anna Efetova; gettyimages First published 2022 by Routledge 4 Park Square, Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon OX14 4RN and by Routledge 605 Third Avenue, New York, NY 10158 Routledge is an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group, an informa business © 2023 Augustine Meier and Micheline Boivin The right of Augustine Meier and Micheline Boivin to be identified as authors of this work 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. British Library Cataloguing-in-Publication Data A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library Library of Congress Cataloguing-in-Publication Data Names: Meier, Augustine, 1933- author. | Boivin, Micheline, 1950- author. Title: Self-in-relationship psychotherapy: a complete clinical guide to theory and practice / Augustine Meier and Micheline Boivin. Description: Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon; New York, NY: Routledge, 2022. | Includes bibliographical references and index. | Identifiers: LCCN 2022002478 (print) | LCCN 2022002479 (ebook) | ISBN 9781032224121 (hardback) | ISBN 9781032224152 (paperback) | ISBN 9781003272502 (ebook) Subjects: LCSH: Self psychology. | Psychoanalysis. Classification: LCC BF175.5.S44 M45 2022 (print) | LCC BF175.5.S44 (ebook) | DDC 150.19/5--dc23/eng/20220120 LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2022002478 LC ebook record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2022002479 ISBN: 978-1-032-22412-1 (hbk) ISBN: 978-1-032-22415-2 (pbk) ISBN: 978-1-003-27250-2 (ebk) DOI: 10.4324/9781003272502 Typeset in Times New Roman by MPS Limited, Dehradun This book is Dedicated To our Parents Leopold Meier & Rosa Meier, née Bineider Raymond Boivin & Rita Boivin, née Tremblay Contents Acknowledgments xviii Introduction xx PART I Theoretical Aspects 1 1 Theoretical Foundations 3 Sigmund Freud (1856–1939) 3 Freud’s Psychoanalytic Theory 4 Conscious and Unconscious Continuum 4 Motives – Instincts 4 Psychic Organization 5 Personality Development and Its Dynamics and Stages 7 Freud’s Theories of Affect 8 Psychosexual Stages of Personality, Fixations, and Regressions 9 Psychopathology 9 Treatment 10 Melanie Klein (1882–1960) 11 Theoretical Constructs 12 Instincts and Human Motive 12 Inner World of Phantasy 13 Good Mother and Bad Mother and Splitting 13 Division of World into Benevolent and Malevolent Objects 14 Projective Identification 14 Developmental Positions 14 Greed, Envy, and Gratitude 15
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