"In Pattern-Focused Therapy, Dr. Sperry offers another remarkably timely, practical, easy-to-read contribution for both students and professionals in health and mental health care professions. In our current healthcare marketplace clinicians must provide brief, evidence-based, practical, and efficacious treatments for their clients and this new book will help them to do so. It represents the new third wave of cognitive behavioral therapy that addresses six compelling trends in the field just perfectly. Clearly, this book should be in the hands of all practitioners today and is likely to become a classic."- Thomas G. Plante, Ph.D., Santa Clara University and Stanford University School of Medicine
"Pattern-Focused Therapy is one of the most practical texts available on how to do brief CBT evidence-based practice therapy. This book provides all the necessary tools for assessment, case conceptualization, technique selection, and outcomes monitoring in clear step-by-step procedures and therapy session examples. Beginners and experts alike will benefit from a special chapter dealing with practical strategies for preventing premature termination. If you want to learn how to do effective therapy in 4-6 sessions, this book will show you how." - Brian A. Gerrard, Ph.D., Western Institute for Social Research, Berkeley and University of San Francisco
"Dr. Sperry's book is a valuable addition to third wave cognitive-behavioral therapy. Pattern-Focused Therapy is a clear and accessible presentation of Sperry's brief, relationally focused, and evidence-based approach to progressive cognitive-behavioral therapy. It is an essential resource for therapists-in-training, therapy educators, and seasoned clinicians." - Richard E. Watts, Ph.D., distinguished professor, Sam Houston State University
"In Pattern-Focused Therapy, Dr. Sperry offers another remarkably timely, practical, easy-to-read contribution for both students and professionals in health and mental health care professions. In our current healthcare marketplace clinicians must provide brief, evidence-based, practical, and efficacious treatments for their clients and this new book will help them to do so. It represents the new third wave of cognitive behavioral therapy that addresses six compelling trends in the field just perfectly. Clearly, this book should be in the hands of all practitioners today and is likely to become a classic."- Thomas G. Plante, Ph.D., Santa Clara University and Stanford University School of Medicine
"Pattern-Focused Therapy is one of the most practical texts available on how to do brief CBT evidence-based practice therapy. This book provides all the necessary tools for assessment, case conceptualization, technique selection, and outcomes monitoring in clear step-by-step procedures and therapy session examples. Beginners and experts alike will benefit from a special chapter dealing with practical strategies for preventing premature termination. If you want to learn how to do effective therapy in 4-6 sessions, this book will show you how." - Brian A. Gerrard, Ph.D., Western Institute for Social Research, Berkeley and University of San Francisco
"Dr. Sperry's book is a valuable addition to third wave cognitive-behavioral therapy. Pattern-Focused Therapy is a clear and accessible presentation of Sperry's brief, relationally focused, and evidence-based approach to progressive cognitive-behavioral therapy. It is an essential resource for therapists-in-training, therapy educators, and seasoned clinicians." - Richard E. Watts, Ph.D., distinguished professor, Sam Houston State University
