Clinical Essays
The Clinical Effectiveness Institute publishes clinical essays that examine recurring patterns in psychotherapy, therapist positions, and the organization of clinical work. These essays use close clinical observation to clarify how therapeutic processes can become productive, limiting, or misaligned with the purpose of treatment.
The Client Who…
This is an essay series built around recognizable clinical situations that examine what the therapist is being asked to understand, what assumptions may be shaping the work, and where the clinical problem actually lies.
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- The Client Who Makes You Feel Like A Bad Therapist
- The Client Who Liked You
- The Client Who Asked You to Be More Directive
- The Client Who Talked for the Entire Session
- The Client Who Wanted Reassurance
- The Client Who Thought She Was a Bad Person
- The Client Who Had Nothing to Say
- The Client Who Didn't Have a Problem
- The Client Who Asked for Help
- The Client Who Got An Answer
- The Client Who Wasn't Invited
- The Client Who Told You Everything
- The Client Who Has Been With You Five Years
- The Client You Are Calling Stuck Who Isn't
- The Client Who Makes You Dissociate
- The Client You Found on Facebook
The Spectator Therapist: An essay examining the therapist position in which observation and understanding remain active while clinical participation recedes, leaving the client to carry too much of the clinical work.