Attachment theory meets cognitive and narrative therapies

The Birth of Cognitive Emotive Narrative Therapy (CENT)

By Dr Jim Byrne,

Doctor of Counselling,

Fellow of the International Society of Professional Counsellors.

This book is based on 12 years of his private practice in counselling and psychotherapy, overlaid on his lifelong journey from emotional pain to personal liberation.

A revolution in psychotherapeutic theory and practice

*Attachment theory meets cognitive and narrative therapies, psychoanalysis, cognitive science and Buddhist ideas*

"Whether you are a professional psychologist/psychotherapist; a counselling/psychotherapy student; or a self-help enthusiast; there is something special in this book for you". Dr Jim Byrne, July 2010

This book begins by enquiring into the case for integrating cognitive therapy and psychodynamic therapy. It is a scholarly consideration and examination of the models that underlie the system of Rational Emotive Behaviour Therapy (REBT), and the ways this author gradually expanded that system by incorporating elements of Transactional Analysis, Gestalt Therapy, and, later, attachment theory and object relations theory. That scholarly level of the book is underpinned by the personal and professional experience of the author. This author uses his own difficult life history to investigate and explore models of the human mind and theories of counselling and psychotherapy which are at the growing edge of counselling psychology. However, underneath this academic and theoretical level, there is a painful, personal narrative of childhood suffering.

Contents:

Chapter 1: Introduction	5
Chapter 2: Rethinking the psychological models underpinning Rational Emotive Behaviour Therapy (REBT)	17
Chapter 3: Beyond REBT – The case for moving on	See the sample chapter
Chapter 4: What is CENT? A preliminary description	67
Chapter 5: Fairness, justice and morality in REBT and CENT	95
Chapter 6: Self-acceptance and acceptance of others in relation to competence and morality	145
Chapter 7: Emotions, narrative emplotments, and the story of personal origins	201
Chapter 8: Therapeutic Narratives and Writing Therapy	227
Chapter 9: The status and analysis of autobiographical narratives	259
Chapter 10: The "Individual" and his/her Social Relationships - The CENT Perspective	Second sample chapter
Chapter 11: The Story of Relationship - Or coming to terms with my mother (and father)	357
Chapter 12: Reflections on my journey	465
Appendix ‘A’:DISPUTING “AWFULIZING”	481
Appendix ‘B’: Some Typical Questions for Disputing Irrational Beliefs (iB’s)	487
Appendix ‘C’: The Adult Attachment Interview protocol developed by Mary Main	491

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