Integral Psychotherapy: Inside Out/Outside In (Suny Series In Integral Theory)

Integral Psychotherapy: Inside Out/Outside In (Suny Series in Integral Theory)

Introduces Integral Psychotherapy to scholars, practicing psychotherapists, and general readers.In Integral Psychotherapy, self-help meets rigorous scholarship. Integral Psychotherapy is a dynamic framework for understanding the mind and uniting spirituality and psychotherapy. Authors R. Elliott Ingersoll and David M. Zeitler use Ken Wilbers Integral Model to guide readers through a startling new view of psychotherapy as a spiritual journey of self-discovery. This is the first book that grounds the Integral approach in mainstream research while showing how Integral Psychotherapy treats body, mind, and spirit, and it offers an accurate history of many psychological ideas (some mistaken) prevalent in our society. Integral Psychotherapy debunks the fads and fashions of self-help gurus while mapping terrain readers can use to bring their lives into focus. With humor and compassion, the authors show that the life of the mind is complex and complexity is our friend.This thorough book provides an understanding of the mind that includes spirituality The authors offer the readers the possibility of engaging with Self-Other-Discovery to develop deep connectedness with those around them. - Journal of Analytical PsychologyA Guide to Integral Psychotherapy [and] Integral Psychotherapy are a magnificent bridge between clinical practice, current academic psychology, and the expansive, liberating world of integral epistemology [they] do not shy away from the difficult task of introducing Integral Theory in general, Integral Psychology in particular, and Integral Psychotherapy as a primary focus. They lead the reader through progressively deeper levels of understanding and possibilities, sourcing their points in Wilbers work and current/past psychological perspectives. - Journal of Integral Theory and PracticeThere is much to like about the text. The authors write with conviction, clarity, and humor. The book as a whole, as well as each of the individual chapters, features an upfront summary of the content that follows The authors also stay true to the heart of integral theory and write this ambitious work with consistent attention to inclusivism, which embraces topics of spiritual development and transformation. - PsycCRITIQUESa wonderful addition to the integral field I hope that we will see more books from these authors, both of whom are the next generation of integral leaders. - William Harryman, Integral Options CafThis is the most comprehensive book on Integral Psychotherapy to date. Wonderfully balanced between critical thinking and practical instruction, and interspersed with good doses of humor, it simultaneously serves as both an introduction to those new to this complex yet parsimonious system while also critically delving into its many intricacies for those who are already familiar with Integral Theory. Highly recommended. - Andre Marquis, author of The Integral Intake: A Guide to Comprehensive Idiographic Assessment in Integral Psychotherapy