Mastering the Inner Skills of Psychotherapy: A Deliberate Practice Manual on Building Psychological Capacity, Second Edition

Author(s) : Tony Rousmaniere, Author(s) : Joel Jin

Mastering the Inner Skills of Psychotherapy: A Deliberate Practice Manual on Building Psychological Capacity, Second Edition

Book Details

  • Publisher : American Psychoanalytic Association
  • Published : 2026
  • Cover : Paperback
  • Pages : 120
  • Category :
    Forthcoming
  • Category 2 :
    Individual Psychotherapy
  • Catalogue No : 98405
  • ISBN 13 : 9781433845000
  • ISBN 10 : 1433845008

Table of Contents


Prologue to the 2nd Edition
Introduction: Building Therapists’ Psychological Capacity

Part I - Foundations of Deliberate Practice in Psychotherapy
1. A Case Example
2. What Is Psychological Capacity?
3. Effective Stimuli for Deliberate Practice
4. Principles of Building Psychological Capacity
5. Training Safely

Part II - Deliberate Practice Exercises for Inner Skills
Exercise 1. Noticing Discomfort
Exercise 2. Redirecting Inner Attention
Exercise 3. Noticing Discomfort While Staying Engaged

Part III - Advanced Deliberate Practice Exercises for Inner Skills
Exercise 4. Getting Back into Capacity
Exercise 5. Expanding Psychological Capacity Using Interval Training
Exercise 6. Customizing Your Deliberate Practice

Part IV - Training Strategy
Chapter 6. Tracking Progress
Chapter 7. Overcoming Common Challenges
Chapter 8. Growing Personally as a Therapist
Chapter 9. Teaching Deliberate Practice in Your Courses

Afterword: Looking Forward

Appendix A. Recommended Reading on Deliberate Practice
Appendix B. Self-Regulation Techniques
Appendix C. Deliberate Practice Exercise Form
Appendix D. Sample Videos
Appendix E. Customizing DP Exercises Form

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