Creative breakthroughs in therapy : tales of transformation and astonishment / Jeffrey A. Kottler and Jon Carlson.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 295-297).

A personal introduction to creativity in therapy -- Stephen Lankton : ambiguity, relevance, and the creeping devils -- Bradford Keeney : creating nonsense through connections of love -- Sam Gladding : being unstuck without becoming unglued -- Stephen Madigan : therapy as community connections -- Michael Yapko : you don't learn this stuff in graduate school -- Scott Miller : I have creative clients -- Jeff Zeig : a white, fluffy cloud and a dissociative moment -- Judy Jordan : what about love? -- Robert Neimeyer : a little hug from heaven -- Laura Brown : working in a box -- Bill O'Hanlon : falling on your face -- Cloé Madanes : a trilogy of courage -- Len Sperry : accessing the creative self -- Fred Bemak : getting people up off the floor -- Nancy McWilliams : the wisdom of not knowing -- Nick Cummings : a narrative history of creativity in action -- Alfonso Montuori : creative inquiry and discovering the unforeseen -- Some creative themes -- Clinical applications.

'In Creative Breakthroughs in Therapy, well-known authors Kottler and Carlson have invited some of the world's most creative therapists and researchers to share stories that have resulted in transformative breakthrough and behavioral change. Questions are directed to each contributor about how they achieved breakthrough so that readers gain insight into the creative process. Professionals in the field of psychology, counseling, social work and human services, graduate students, and general readers alike will be moved to discover their own creative paths as a result of reading this unique collection of inspiring narratives'--Provided by publisher.

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