Redecision Therapy: A Brief, Action-Oriented Approach

Editor Carolyn Lennox characterizes the redecision therapist as a director in an improvisational theater. Guided by the client's personal contract for change, the therapist helps the client select and rewrite old scripts in which he or she was cast as victim. By keeping the dialogue moving and assisting the client in confronting negative messages, the therapist supports revision of the last act so that the self can be experienced as triumphant protagonist and the victory can be carried over into everyday life.This compendium of contributions from twenty-two experienced redecision therapists first addresses issues of theory-how to negotiate a clear contract for change, how to identify client impasses, how to access the client's potential for creativity (what transactional analysis calls the "natural child")-and then illustrates applications of the theory in the treatment of depression, anxiety, bulimia, PTSD, and so forth in individuals and groups and in private, HMO, and hospital settings. Closing chapters discuss redecision therapy training and supervision.The book's thoroughly accessible approach to brief, action-oriented therapy will be welcomed by students and practitioners alike as what Dr. Lennox gracefully terms "teachable and learnable magic."

About the Author

Carolyn Lennox , M.S.W., Ed.D., has been conducting individual, group, marital, and family therapy for more than eighteen years, during the past seven of which she has studied, trained in, supervised, and practiced redecision therapy. A member of the Academy of Certified Social Workers and the International Transactional Analysis Association, as well as a Clinical Member of the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy, Dr. Lennox practices in Richardson, Texas.