Constructivist psychotherapy focuses on the meaning that clients attribute to their world, and the way that this shapes their life to their difficulties. This book provides an explanation of the key features of this approach. It concentrates on the 30 key commitments that distinguish constructivism from other cognitive behavioural perspectives.

Part I: Theory. Constructing a World. The Function of Fiction. Personal Knowledge. Living on the Frontier. Redefining Reality. Living in Language. Deconstructing the Self. Systems Within Systems: The Epigenetic Model. Contextualizing Disorder. Part II: Practice. Laddering Toward Core Concerns. Mapping Social Ecologies of Meaning with the Bowtie Interview. Charting Networks of Constructs Using Repertory Grids. Assessing Emotional and Relational Themes Using Self-confrontation. Reflecting on the Self Via Mirror Time. Attending from Self to Other. Setting Goals. Privileging Experience Over Explanation. Catching the Wave. Harnessing the Power of the Poetic. Seeking Sufficient Structure. Tracking Evolving Goals. Fostering Client Reflexivity. Befriending the Resistance. Considering Homework. Articulating the Pro-symptom Position. Re-authoring the Self-narrative. Celebrating Termination. Evaluating Whether Psychotropic Medication is Part of the Solution, or Part of the Problem. Situating Constructivist Therapy in the Wider World. Constructing an Integrative Practice.