Building the Conscious Therapeutic Alliance with Nat Kuhn, MD

Building the Conscious Therapeutic Alliance with Nat Kuhn, MD

Psychotherapy is hard. Effective psychotherapy is harder. Even the most motivated clients experience conflict when changing deeply ingrained patterns of thought, feeling, and behavior. Further, the therapeutic process triggers clients' attachment wounds and activates resistance within the client-therapist relationship. Building a collaborative working relationship is crucial for navigating these sometimes choppy waters. In this half-day seminar, Dr. Nat Kuhn, psychiatrist and psychotherapist, addresses key elements to building a collaborative working relationship. Using video recording of actual sessions, as well as discussion and didactic instruction, Dr. Kuhn will demonstrate how to navigate aspects of developing a strong therapeutic alliance including:

• Understanding the conscious therapeutic alliance, including goals, tasks and a collaborative working relationship

• Misalliance, therapist error, and recovery

• Misunderstanding the therapeutic relationship: transference resistance and counter-resistance

About the Presenter:

Nat Kuhn, MD, is an internationally recognized teacher, supervisor, and author, and a leading figure in the field of Experiential Dynamic Psychotherapy. Dr. Kuhn is a lecturer at Harvard Medical School and a psychiatrist and psychotherapist, practicing in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Kuhn has devoted his professional life to helping clients achieve meaningful therapeutic change as rapidly as possible. He is the author of the highly praised Intensive Short-Term Dynamic Psychotherapy: A Reference and co-author of the classic Treating Affect Phobia: A Manual for Short-Term Dynamic Therapy.
"psychotherapy=speaking the truth with love" - Nat Kuhn
For more information about Dr. Kuhn, see https://www.natkuhn.com/about-me/.
This presentation is offered in person in Austin, Texas, as well as live via Zoom for remote participation.
Due to the use of actual session recordings, this event is open to licensed mental health professionals and students only.

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Lakewood Clubhouse, Lakewood Drive, Austin, TX, USA, United States