Therapist perspectives on working with fears, blocks and resistances to compassion in compassion focused therapy
Overview
This qualitative study explores how experienced compassion focused therapy (CFT) therapists address fears, blocks, and resistances to compassion. Through an online questionnaire analyzed via thematic analysis, the authors identify four key themes: formulation, psychoeducation, experiential interventions, and respecting therapeutic process. The resource is intended for clinicians seeking to understand professional perspectives on these clinical challenges.
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039d979710e343d5- Source org
- OpenAlex
- Author
- Stan Steindl (The University of Queensland), Tobyn Bell (Manchester Academic Health Science Centre), Alison Dixon (Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust), James N. Kirby (The University of Queensland)
- Published
- 2022-03-29
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- hybrid
- DOI
- 10.1002/capr.12530
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- Citations
- 45
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BibTeX
@article{allodium:039d979710e343d5,
title = {Therapist perspectives on working with fears, blocks and resistances to compassion in compassion focused therapy},
author = {Stan Steindl and Tobyn Bell and Alison Dixon and James N. Kirby},
year = {2022},
journal = {OpenAlex},
doi = {10.1002/capr.12530},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1002/capr.12530}
}RIS
TY - JOUR TI - Therapist perspectives on working with fears, blocks and resistances to compassion in compassion focused therapy AU - Steindl, Stan AU - Bell, Tobyn AU - Dixon, Alison AU - Kirby, James N. PY - 2022 PB - OpenAlex DO - 10.1002/capr.12530 UR - https://doi.org/10.1002/capr.12530 ER -
APA
Steindl, S., Bell, T., Dixon, A., & Kirby, J. N. (2022). Therapist perspectives on working with fears, blocks and resistances to compassion in compassion focused therapy. OpenAlex. https://doi.org/10.1002/capr.12530
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