Acknowledgements; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; Introduction; Chapter 1 Scientific Research into Psychotherapy; Introduction; Medical Model and Contextual Model: A Dichotomous World; The Efficacy of Psychotherapy; Medical Model; Contextual Model; Scientific Research Data in Psychotherapy; The Dodo Bird Verdict-Different Psychotherapies Are Efficacious (Relative Efficacy); Common Factors in Psychotherapy; Specific Ingredients (Relative Efficacy); The Inter-relation Between Common Factors and Specific Factors; Therapeutic Alliance and Real Relationship; The Real Relationship

Repair of Ruptures in the Therapeutic AllianceExpectations, Agreement on Goals and Therapeutic Tasks; Feedback Systems in Psychotherapy; Negative Therapeutic Outcomes and the Impacts of the Therapist; Dropouts; Therapists' Self-assessments: Biased Over-Estimation; Monitoring and Feedback Systems; The Therapist Factors; Variability of Effectiveness Among Psychotherapists; Personal and Professional Qualities of Psychotherapists; Clinical Expertise and Deliberate Practice; References; Chapter 2 Static and Genetic Phenomenology; Static Phenomenology; The Static Method; Epoché

Psychological-Phenomenological ReductionDescriptions; Eidetic Analysis; Genetic Phenomenology; Inner Time-Consciousness Theory; Manifestation of Subjectivity and Temporality; Pre-reflective Consciousness and Temporal Identity; Experiential Selfhood; Experiential Self-"Streaming" and "Standing"; Phenomenology of Passivity: The Depths of Facticity; Active and Passive Self; Passive "Unconscious" Geneses; Affective Zero-Consciousness; Phenomenology of Association, Intentional Motivations and Affective Allure; Associative Reactivation and Passive Geneses; The Person; The Other

Alterity in the Self: Temporality, Corporality and ReflexivityTemporality; The Body; Reflexivity; Double Reduction and Intersubjectivity; References; Chapter 3 Existential Psychotherapy: The Genetic-Phenomenological Approach; Existential Psychotherapy: Theoretical Underpinnings; Integration of the Principles of Scientific Effectiveness in Existential Psychotherapy; The Theoretical Rationale; The Real Relationship and the Therapeutic Alliance; Consensus on Aims and Level of Collaboration; Expectations; Feedback and Monitoring; The Psychotherapist's Interpersonal Skills

Common Factors and Stages of ChangeThe Active Client and the Psychotherapist's Responsiveness; Aims, Relational Stances and Therapeutic Techniques; Aims and Goals; Relational Stances and Therapeutic Techniques; Case Conceptualization; Process of Change; References; Chapter 4 Practical Applications and Clinical Case; Vignette 1; Vignette 2; Vignette 3; Vignette 4; Clinical Case; Conclusion; References; Appendix; References; Index