The announcement below invites our psychotherapist colleagues to scrutini=
ze
a form of personal construct therapy that we have been developing for
nearly 15 years. We believe this methodology takes constructivism to a ne=
w
level of operationality and effectiveness. =
This approach differs in its methods and style from *the* Personal
Construct Therapy of George Kelly, though embedded in the same
constructivist paradigm, the same vision of the psyche as a potent
architect of experiential reality. =
After writing a book on this approach (title: *Depth Oriented Brief
Therapy*, published in 1996 by Jossey-Bass [800-956-7739 USA, 44-442-8819=
00
Europe, 61-2-9939-1333 Australia/NZ]), and after teaching it to experienc=
ed
clinicians across the USA for several years, we have determined that it i=
s
learnable and proving highly effective for those who learn it. =
We welcome your responses. =
Very truly yours,
Bruce Ecker (email B.Ecker@dobt.com)
Laurel Hulley (email L.Hulley@dobt.com)
Oakland, CA, USA
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ANNOUNCING A NEW WEBSITE =
ON CONSTRUCTIVIST PSYCHOTHERAPY: www.dobt.com
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At this website is a description of a constructivist methodology known as=
Depth Oriented Brief Therapy (DOBT). =
This is a methodology for swift discovery and change of the specific,
unconscious/emotional constructions generating a client's presenting
symptoms. DOBT demonstrates that lifelong, fully unconscious construction=
s
of emotional reality are often far more accessible and changeable than is=
widely assumed possible. By cooperating fully with the psyche's native wa=
ys
of recognizing and revising its constructions, the in-depth work becomes =
so
effective, it becomes brief.
DOBT is a significant advance toward operationalizing the full potential =
of
constructivism in psychotherapy. Beyond achieving symptom relief, clients=
directly experience the self-coherence and self-agency often described in=
constructivist theory. As a brief therapy with real depth, DOBT is a
serious alternative to the many depth-avoiding approaches that have defin=
ed
the field of constructivist brief therapy to date. =
The website includes, in addition to a succinct explanation of the essenc=
e
of DOBT, case examples and quoted comments by respected clinicians and
clinical writers such as Michael Mahoney, Stephen Johnson, David Waters,
and others.
Visit and enjoy!
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