Invisible Matrix: An exploration of professional relationships in the service of psychotherapy

Synopsis:

The authors use the notion of 'The Invisibile Matrix' to describe the complex web of relationships within which both therapist and patient operate, as psychological field often as formative and unspoken as the unconscious itself. 230 pages.

Description:

Does therapy involve only one patient, one therapist and no-one else, or does it involve many people? This book explores the complex web of inter-relationships within which both the therapist and the patient operate. It posits the idea of the "invisible matrix", a psychological force-field which is often as formative and as yet unspoken as the unconscious itself.

The aim of the book is to demonstrate to therapists and patients how our relationships in the wider world shape our behavior in the consulting room. From a variety of contrasting angles, the contributors all confront the fact that we are much more social than we might like to believe - a notion that has radical implications for the practice of therapy in all its forms.