Mindfulness and the Therapeutic Relationship

1. Cultivating Therapeutic Relationships: The Role of Mindfulness, Steven F. Hick

2. The Therapeutic Relationship: Central and Essential in Psychotherapy Outcome, Michael J. Lambert and Witold Simon

II. Therapeutic Presence

3. The Four Immeasurable Minds: Preparing to Be Present in Psychotherapy, Thomas Bien

4. Anatta: Self, Non-Self, and the Therapist, Paul R. Fulton

5. Mindfulness and Empathy: A Hermeneutic Circle, Russell A. Walsh

III. Therapeutic Presence in Different Types of Treatment

6. Mindfulness, Values, and Therapeutic Relationship in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Kelly G. Wilson and Emily K. Sandoz

7. Mindfulness-Based Relapse Prevention for Substance Abusers: Therapist Training and Therapeutic Relationships, G. Alan Marlatt, Sarah Bowen, Neha Chawla, and Katie Witkiewitz

8. Mindfulness, Metacommunication, and Affect Regulation in Psychoanalytic Treatment, Jeremy D. Safran and Romy Reading

9. Relational Mindfulness and Dialogic Space in Family Therapy, Mishka Lysack

IV. Teaching and Listening

10. Meditation: A Universal Tool for Cultivating Empathy, Shauna L. Shapiro and Christin D. Izett

11. Inviting Therapeutic Presence: A Mindfulness-Based Approach, Diane Gehart and Eric E. McCollum

12. Cultivating Mindfulness in Relationship: Insight Dialogue and the Interpersonal Mindfulness Program, Gregory Kramer, Florence Meleo-Meyer, and Martha Lee Turner

13. Mindful Listening for Better Outcomes, Rebecca Shafir

Epilogue, Steven F. Hick and Thomas Bien