Intensive Short-Term Dynamic Psychotherapy

Intensive Short-Term Dynamic Psychotherapy: Theory and Technique, 2nd Edition provides a structured clinical framework for psychoanalytic treatment alternatives. Authored by Patricia Coughlin, the book details fundamental processes that support long-term therapeutic change. It caters to practicing mental health professionals, students, and clinical trainees seeking systematic methods in psychology.

To illustrate core practices, the text incorporates patient session transcripts instead of therapist summaries. By analyzing verbatim transcripts, readers observe actual therapeutic dialogue and intervention dynamics as treatment unfolds across active clinical cases.

The work follows a systematic organization starting from initial contact and moving through to termination and follow-up. This sequential layout helps clinicians and trainees trace how short-term dynamic techniques operate during every phase of care.