Therapeutic Conversations - Edited by Stephen Gilligan and Reese Price

Published by W. W. Norton in 1993, this collection brings together influential therapists working in narrative, conversational and solution-focused approaches to psychotherapy. Contributors include Michael White, Steve de Shazer, Bill O’Hanlon, David Epston and Stephen Gilligan. The chapters explore how therapeutic conversations can help people recognise their strengths, develop alternative stories about their lives and discover new possibilities for change. Each contribution is accompanied by commentary from other practitioners, creating a dialogue between different therapeutic perspectives. Topics include family therapy, therapeutic rituals, personal agency, language and mind-body problems.