1. Bringing Mindfulness into Psychotherapy
2. Becoming a Mindful Therapist
3. Cultivating Mindfulness in the Therapeutic Relationship
4. Concentration Practice: Focusing the Mind
5. Open Monitoring: Expanding the Mind
6. Loving-Kindness and Compassion Practice: Engaging the Heart
7. Equanimity Practice: Finding Balance
8. Making Mindfulness Accessible
9. The Art of Sequencing
10. Beyond Symptom Relief: Deepening Mindfulness
Appendix. Selecting Practices
Susan M. Pollak, MTS, EdD, is cofounder and senior teacher at
the Center for Mindfulness and Compassion at Harvard Medical
School/Cambridge Health Alliance, where she has supervised and
taught since the mid-1990s. She is past president of the Institute
for Meditation and Psychotherapy and a psychologist in private
practice in Cambridge, Massachusetts. A longtime student of
meditation and yoga, Dr. Pollak teaches about mindfulness,
compassion, and self-compassion in psychotherapy and has been
integrating the practices of meditation into psychotherapy since
the 1980s. She is author of Self-Compassion for Parents (for
general readers) and coauthor of Sitting Together: Essential Skills
for Mindfulness-Based Psychotherapy (for mental health
professionals).
Thomas Pedulla, LICSW, is a clinical social worker and
psychotherapist in private practice in Arlington, Massachusetts,
where he works with individuals and leads mindfulness-based
cognitive therapy groups. A faculty and board member at the
Institute for Meditation and Psychotherapy since 2007, Mr. Pedulla
has also served on the board of the Cambridge Insight Meditation
Center and has been a practitioner of meditation in the vipassana
tradition since the 1980s.
Ronald D. Siegel, PsyD, is Assistant Professor of Psychology, part
time, at Harvard Medical School/Cambridge Health Alliance, where he
has taught since the early 1980s. He is a longtime student of
mindfulness meditation and is a faculty and board member at the
Institute for Meditation and Psychotherapy. Dr. Siegel teaches
internationally about the application of mindfulness practices in
psychotherapy and other fields, and maintains a private practice in
Lincoln, Massachusetts. His books include The Mindfulness Solution,
for general readers, as well as several acclaimed works for
professionals.
"An excellent guide, filled with skillful means and wise
understanding."--Jack Kornfield, PhD, author of A Path with
Heart
"Truly impressive--a much-needed exploration of the multifaceted
role that mindfulness meditation can play in optimizing
psychotherapeutic practice. The book features a generous selection
of practices, including rationales, handouts, and audio downloads.
It provides both novices and experts with surefooted guidance for
increasing mindful awareness in ways that are best suited to
clients' needs."--Zindel Segal, PhD, Distinguished Professor of
Psychology in Mood Disorders, University of Toronto–Scarborough,
Canada
"This comprehensive and beautifully organized book reveals the
clinical expertise and human wisdom of its authors. With its
treasure trove of meditations, case studies, and teachings, Sitting
Together will be a cherished book for any therapist seeking to
bring mindfulness alive in therapeutic work."--Tara Brach, PhD,
author of Radical Acceptance and True Refuge
"A useful technical guide for therapists interested in
incorporating the skills of mindfulness meditation into their
practice. The book is filled with practical meditation exercises,
explained in a clear and engaging style. But these exercises are
not for the patient only, as is usual in treatment manuals; rather,
they are offered equally to the therapist. Sitting Together invites
the therapist to develop, through mindfulness, those qualities
common to all gifted practitioners: accurate attention, caring
without judgment, compassion, and wisdom."--Judith Lewis Herman,
MD, Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School
"The authors combine clinical expertise and deep personal
experience with mindfulness to offer a very effective book that is
well referenced and full of practical case examples. This clearly
written, genuinely profound and heartfelt book will serve all
therapists interested in the power of mindful presence for
themselves as well as their clients. It will also be useful as a
seminar text or training manual."--Rick Hanson, PhD, author of
Hardwiring Happiness
"Sitting Together is an extraordinary achievement and an
outstanding resource for introducing mindfulness into
psychotherapy. The exercises are simple, powerful, and supported by
clinical research. Most important, they help therapists and clients
cultivate compassion for self and others. Practicing the skills in
this book encourages the wise mind and good heart of both therapist
and client to emerge. Destined to become a classic in the
field."--Joan Borysenko, PhD, author of Minding the Body, Mending
the Mind "I have been teaching a graduate-level course in
mindfulness-based interventions for more than a decade, and have
long sought a book that would help students broaden and deepen the
skills they were learning. This is the text I have been looking
for. It provides an in-depth yet accessible introduction to
integrating mindfulness interventions into individual
psychotherapy. While an excellent introduction to the topic, it
also provides plenty of food for thought for experienced
practitioners. I recommend this text for advanced undergraduate and
graduate courses in counseling and psychotherapy, as well as for
practicing professionals interested in mindfulness-based
interventions."--James B. Lane, PhD, School of Professional
Psychology, College of Health Professions, Pacific University-The
authors have both a firm grasp on mindfulness and important insight
into the therapeutic process. Their book is full of clinical
examples as well as detailed directions on how to use mindfulness
in different therapeutic situations with different kinds of
patients. If you are a therapist interested in incorporating
mindfulness into your own life or into the work you do with
patients, I highly recommend this thorough, thoughtful
book.--Greater Good: The Science of a Meaningful Life,
6/1/2014ƒƒThe authors…all psychotherapists and longtime mediators,
manage to be sensible and inspirational at the same time. It's like
levitating by sitting still. There are illustrations of several
cases--and one breathtaking example of a long and complex trauma
treatment….[E]ach stage of treatment was personalized with a
theoretical frame and with exercises. Free downloads and handouts
are available at the end of Sitting Together, heartfelt signs of a
desire to help.--Harvard Medicine Magazine, 11/13/2014ƒƒAs
promised, Sitting Together delivers a comprehensive guide for the
flexible integration of mindfulness skills in a psychotherapeutic
context….Appropriate for beginner mindfulness clinicians and
experienced practitioners alike, this user-friendly text manages to
maintain a warm, conversational tone while providing ample
information (and a wealth of additional references) for therapists
with a diverse range of needs….This book provides an excellent
opportunity for experiential learning as well as a guide for the
integration of mindfulness-based skills in real-world clinical
practice.--PsycCritiques, 10/27/2014
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