* Uniquely focuses on the microskills of therapy as well as understanding the contexts and situations in which these skills are used.
* This new edition is updated to include major updates in the field, such as focusing on diversity and social justice, the importance of telehealth in a post covid-19 world, and the effectiveness of evidence-based and empirically-based practices in standard psychotherapy practice.
* Includes a new chapter on the ethical relationship in psychotherapy.
* Interweaves a new framework, the Issue Cycle, throughout the book to help readers center their skills, helping the reader build, from start to finish, a foundational template for engaging clients regardless of therapeutic model.
* This new edition includes multiple engagement tools throughout, such as case scenarios, reflective questions, application exercises, growth activities, and chapter summaries.
* Includes an online resource of videos to allow readers to see skills in action as well as an instructor’s manual that includes sample syllabus, lecture leads, essay questions, a test bank, and expanded references.