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Contemporary Developments in Supportive Therapy: Principles and Practice

Author(s) : Rodrigo Sanchez Escandon

Reviews and Endorsements

The book Contemporary Developments in Supportive Therapy is a unique and generous contribution, offering comprehensive coverage of the key tenets of supportive therapy and providing a thorough examination of key psychoanalytic concepts that form the theoretical foundation for applying supportive interventions. Based on extensive research and clinical responsibility, the author provides multiple clinical scenarios through case studies and clinical examples in eight chapters, discussing various possible perspectives for addressing them. The author's commitment is an essential reading for psychoanalysts and psychotherapists in practice who seek a clear guide to the practical aspects.
Jani Santamaría Linares, PhD, Santamaría Psicoanálisis México A.C , Mexico

This book represents the new best practice for supportive psychotherapy.
Emeritus Professor Geoff Riley AM FRCPsych, FRACGP, FRANZCP, FACRRM Honorary Senior Fellow; The Rural Clinical School of Western Australia

Rodrigo Sanchez Escandon draws on his experience in public and private health settings and the demands of organising courses in psychoanalytic institutes and in the university to provide an invaluable resource for forms of therapy that are often undervalued or dismissed. In making his arguments for the importance of supportive therapy he draws on his extensive knowledge of therapeutic interventions and the difficulties faced by practitioners and patients, especially in public health services. His book should become standard reading in teaching situations dedicated to training and to understanding the internal and external constraints of working with all patients.
Lesley Caldwell, Psychoanalysis Unit, UCL

Rodrigo Sanchez Escandon makes a case for the importance and usefulness of supportive psychotherapy for helping some patients coming to therapy. He draws on a psychodynamic orientation to show how supportive psychotherapy can effectively be used to explore the various depths of feeling states that a patient may bring and a therapist may encounter in the consulting room, and how this may also aid the therapist to maintain a good therapeutic relationship and working alliance. With an accessible style, and the use of many clinical examples, this book will be very useful for psychological practitioners and trainees alike.
Dr Poul Rohleder, Clinical Psychologist and Psychoanalytic Psychotherapist; Senior Member of the British Psychotherapy Foundation