In this introduction to ISTDP, participants are given an overview of the theory and metapsychology and learn the core principles of this approach within a small group setting. Lectures, role-play, skill building exercises, and videotaped ISTDP therapy sessions are used to demonstrate effective interventions. Topics covered include: Developing an effective focus for change Assessing pathways […]

The Man Who Thought Therapy was Bullshit: Working with Character Resistance In this presentation of a videotaped initial session, Jon Frederickson will show how to work with treatment destructive defenses that would prevent any therapeutic alliance from forming. The case will also show how to mobilise an unconscious therapeutic alliance when there is no conscious […]