TY - JOUR
AU1 - Town, Joel 
                      Michael
AU2 - McCullough, Leigh
AU3 - Hardy, Gillian E.
AB -  This paper describes the profile of verbal response modes utilised in the expert application of Short-Term Dynamic Psychotherapy (STDP). One hundred and fifteen randomly selected segments from six treatments of STDP were analysed. Trained raters used a verbal response mode coding system to examine the individual speaking turns of an expert therapist. Based on the profile of therapist interventions reported, it was concluded that the actual conduct of this treatment in routine practice illustrates the empirically informed modifications to STDP technique integrated alongside the common characteristics of STDP based on the therapist (i) adopting an active stance, (ii) maintaining treatment focus using frequent confrontations and the ‘Triangle of Conflict’, and (iii) tailoring treatment to participant functioning using a combination of supportive and expressive interventions. Furthermore, specific differences in therapist activity were observed across treatment phases as well as between participants. 
TI - Therapist interventions in short-term dynamic psychotherapy: six expert treatments
JF - British Journal of Guidance & Counselling
DO - 10.1080/03069885.2011.621518
DA - 2012-02-01
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/taylor-francis/therapist-interventions-in-short-term-dynamic-psychotherapy-six-expert-9mFVdtFDZN
SP - 31
EP - 42
VL - 40
IS - 1
DP - DeepDyve
ER -