Restoration Therapy

by Terry D. Hargrave, Franz Pfitzer

How can a therapist help his or her clients and ensure that they continue to maintain the insights and motivations learned during therapy in everyday life, beyond termination? Restoration Therapy is a professional resource that introduces the reader to the essential elements of its namesake, and from there guides clinicians to a systemic understanding of how certain forces lead to destructive cycles in relationships, which perpetuate more and more dysfunction among members. Clients and therapists both will understand issues more clearly, experience the impacts that emotion can have on insight, and practice the process so more loving and trustworthy relationships can take hold in the intergenerational family.

Genres: Counselling, Psychology

254 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2011

Reviews

[Sammie g · Rating 5 out of 5]

I will come back to this book again and again and again and again

[Josh Fowler · Rating 5 out of 5]

I've read this book over at least 15 times cover to cover and I keep coming back. Each time I get a new case, I scour the book for the smallest tidbits of wisdom and work to apply the information to my clinical work. The Restoration Therapy approach is rooted in the tradition of Contextual Therapy, and yet restoration therapists are different than contextual therapists. Restoration Therapy is about doing more than the work of insight - it is about applying modern brain science and concepts such as mindfulness and guided imagery to therapy to produce long-lasting results. The combination of insight and skills produces powerful change in clients and families and is what Hargrave & Pfitzer call a "one-two punch".

I recommend this book for any therapist. The Four Steps process is incredible and really works with clients - and it is not as cheesy as it may seem with the third step of "say the truth" if the proper setup is done in therapy before attempting to navigate the Four Steps with clients. This will be my main clinical resource for perhaps the rest of my career.

[Tyler Runnels · Rating 5 out of 5]

Learned lots

Very easy to read and follow along. I learned techniques to use with clients. The information was broken down enough to understand and I feel confident after reading it.