Ian Rory Owen Libri

This book is a scholarly monograph on Sigmund Freud's understanding of the basics of psychotherapy theory and practice from the perspective of phenomenology. Two leading phenomenologists, Edmund Husserl and Martin Heidegger, are chosen to make an appraisal of the strengths and weaknesses of Freud's interpretation of talking and relating with others. Heidegger is then compared to Husserl to produce a position that keeps a focus on intentionality yet accepts the understanding offered by hermeneutics. This work is relevant to psychotherapists, philosophers and philosophically-interested human scientists who value qualitative approaches to meaning.

The book explores the application of phenomenology to various psychological concepts, including behavior, attachment, and psychopathology, through 20 previously published papers. It introduces the "intentionality model" of integrative therapy, emphasizing psychological understanding as a foundation for integrating different therapeutic approaches, such as cognitive-behavioral, existential, and person-centered therapies. This comprehensive examination offers valuable insights for practitioners seeking to enhance their therapeutic techniques.

The book presents a unique integration of attachment-oriented psychodynamic therapy and experiential cognitive behavioral therapy, aiming to assist practitioners in addressing personality disorders and complex psychological issues. It emphasizes the importance of understanding clients' beliefs about their conscious experiences, thereby empowering them to engage in self-care. By focusing on attachment relationships, personality styles, and psychological challenges, the approach facilitates meaningful change and personal growth for clients.

This book takes Edmund Husserl?s phenomenology and applies it to help psychotherapy practitioners formulate complex psychological problems. The reader will learn about Husserl?s system of understanding and its concepts that point to first-person lived experience, and about the work of Husserl scholars who have developed a way to be precise about the experiences that clients have. Through exploring the connection between academic philosophy of consciousness and mental health, themes of biopsychosocial treatment planning, psychopathology of personality and psychological disorders, and the treatment of complex psychological problems become clear. The author shows that Husserlian phenomenology can be used in the design of interventions for clients in a process called formulation. Once the intentionality of consciousness is understood, by asking simple questions, it becomes possible to define problematic experiences. This is a means of creating informed consent for treatment and it makes it clear to clients what is happening for them, so helping them understand themselves and how they see the world. We also see how Husserl?s phenomenology is a vehicle for psychotherapists to present their knowledge about the research literature of what has been found to be effective care. This volume applies the concepts and practices of phenomenology in a concrete way, relating them to the practice of therapy and showing the value of a qualitative approach to understanding mental processes and the nature of human beings as motivated by values, meanings and other conscious experiences. This is a readable text in simple language that condenses key aspects of Husserl?s thinking in relation to the theory and practice of psychotherapy, and it is suitable for philosophers and practitioners of psychology, psychiatry, and the psychotherapies, including psychoanalysis

Since therapy began, its way of thinking has been to interpret mental processes in relation to meaningful psychological objects between children and parents, partners, friends, and within individual therapy. This volume summarises the research literature relating to attachment theory in developmental psychology.