For Kenneth Hardy, it is imperative to move therapy beyond a strict individualistic approach, focusing instead on how clients influence and are influenced by their relationships and larger social contexts. In this video, Hardy works with a client who’s efforts to avoid conflict have the unintended effect of increasing tension and creating a rift in his marriage. He urges the client to express his feelings to his wife directly, bringing to light deep fears of revealing his anger and receiving disapproval. Hosts Jon Carlson and Diane Kjos introduce Dr. Hardy and facilitate an enlightening discussion, highlighting the relational and contextual aspects of the case.
This video is part of the 15-video series, Psychotherapy with the Experts. Other self-study videos in this series include:
- Adlerian Therapy
- Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy with Donald Meichenbaum
- Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy with John Krumboltz
- Existential-Humanistic Psychotherapy
- Feminist Therapy
- Integrative Counseling
- Integrative Therapy
- Mind-Body Therapy
- Multimodal Therapy
- Object Relations Therapy
- Person-Centered Expressive Arts Therapy
- Reality Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Transactional Analysis
