Navigating Ruptures, Repairs, and Termination Within the Therapeutic Process

‘Judy Koenigsberg contributes significantly to the discourse on rupture repair, something dear to my heart. She does so in a unique and unified way, proposing a transtheoretical, psycholinguistic model that should prove useful to therapists across levels and traditions. Her book is rich with clinical detail and wisdom.’ J. Christopher Muran, PhD Dean and Full Professor, The Gordon F. Derner School of Psychology, Adelphi University Principal Investigator, Mount Sinai Beth Israel Psychotherapy Research Program ‘As in her previous books on anxiety and depression, Dr. Koenigsberg returns to explore and emphasize the primacy of the therapeutic relationship and the potential vulnerabilities. In her very well referenced book she discusses ruptures and termination with a transtheoretical eye to the commonalities of these issues in all dyadic psychotherapies. New therapists, in particular, will find the review of therapeutic strategies very helpful.’ Judith Tanner, M.D., Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Northwestern University ‘Judy Koenigsberg has written an outstanding volume that cannot help but advance the therapeutic enterprise. While reading it, I found myself constantly thinking about my own patients and how relevant and helpful the material in this book is to the therapy I conduct. At its core, it sensitizes therapists to the occurrence of both obvious and subtle ruptures and, most significantly, gives them excellent strategies to repair them. This book deserves to be disseminated widely among therapists of all professional backgrounds and theoretical persuasions and to patients and potential patients as well.’ Stanley B. Messer, PhD, Distinguished Professor Emeritus and Former Dean of the Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology, Rutgers University