Background
Wessler, Richard Lee was born on September 11, 1936 in St. Louis. Son of Harry Edward and Lorraine Grace (Hoffman) Wessler.
("I know that I am doing therapy correctly and well, so wh...)
"I know that I am doing therapy correctly and well, so why aren't some of my clients changing?" "Why do I feel anxious when I think about my next session with that difficult client?" When psychotherapy stalls, it's time to try new ideas. The authors' experience with difficult clients -- uncooperative, hostile, uncommitted to change -- gave them a new perspective on working with therapeutic impasses. Papers describing Cognitive Appraisal Therapy have appeared in many books and journals, and now for the first time these ideas are compiled into a single volume. Heavily influenced by the psychotherapy integration movement and in a radical departure from conventional cognitive-behavior therapy, they see motivation in terms of affect and attachment rather than cognitive schemas, and resistance and setbacks as the result of emotional setpoints. Practitioners from all corners of the psychotherapy landscape will be able to integrate Cognitive Appraisal Therapy into their therapeutic approaches to help them work successfully and confidently with difficult clients as individuals, as couples and in groups. Key Features * Novel therapeutic strategies and formulations to use when all else is failing * Provocative conceptualizations of self, personality and psychopathology * A fresh approach to treating personality-related disorders * Numerous case illustrations, and excerpts from actual psychotherapy sessions and supervision sessions * Straightforward, common sense writing free of jargon and psychobabble
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Psychology educator psychotherapist
Wessler, Richard Lee was born on September 11, 1936 in St. Louis. Son of Harry Edward and Lorraine Grace (Hoffman) Wessler.
Student, University Missouri, 1954-1955; Bachelor of Arts, Washington University, 1958; Doctor of Philosophy, Washington University, 1966.
Research associate, St. Saint Louis University, 1962-1966; assistant professor sociology, St. Saint Louis University, 1966-1969; associate professor psychology, Parsons College, Farifield, Iowa., 1969-1973; professor psychology, Pace U., Pleasantville, New York, since 1974; postdoctoral fellow, director training, Institute for Rational-Emotive Therapy, New York City, 1973-1975, 76-82; private practice psychotherapy, New York City, since 1976. Visiting professor Rijksuniversiteit te Leiden, Netherlands, 1981-1982, U. Aston, England, 1982. Consultant government agys., hospitals, business.
("I know that I am doing therapy correctly and well, so wh...)
Member American Psychological Association, Association for Advancement Behavior Therapy M C.
Married Sheenah Hankin, March 28, 1984. 1 child, Lisa.