{"product_id":"9781041167723","title":"Conscious Therapeutic Alliance A Framework for Building Transformative Relationships","description":"\u003ch1\u003eConscious Therapeutic Alliance\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eA Framework for Building Transformative Relationships\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eMichelle M. May\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003ePSY072000\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Conscious Therapeutic Alliance\u003c\/i\u003e gives therapists something the field has long needed but rarely provided: a concrete, step-by-step map for building the kind of therapeutic relationship where substantive change actually happens.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMost training leaves therapists with only a vague sense of what a strong alliance looks like without ever defining what a conscious alliance truly is, how to create and sustain one, or recover when it breaks down. Michelle M. May changes that by drawing on intensive psychodynamic concepts and applying them across modalities. She identifies the six core elements of the conscious alliance and uncovers the unconscious dynamics that can undermine it, showing therapists exactly how to work with all six components, moment-by-moment. With extensive case vignettes and hands-on exercises, this book bridges the gap between theory and the live, sometimes messy, reality of sitting across from a fellow human being yearning for relief. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor any therapist who has ever sensed that their work lacked the depth needed to bring about real change or felt that something in the room was off but didn not know how to name it or fix it, this book is the resource for which the field has been waiting.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMichelle M. May\u003c\/b\u003e, LPC, is a psychotherapist, author of \u003ci\u003eWhat I Couldn't Tell My Therapist\u003c\/i\u003e, and chair of the ISTDP core training program at the New Washington School of Psychiatry. She maintains a private practice in Arlington, Virginia; Washington, DC; and Sedona, Arizona.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e21 December 2026\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eTaylor \u0026amp; Francis\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eRoutledge\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781041167723\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e320\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":63534048116876,"sku":"9781041167723","price":44.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781041167723","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}