Ep 54 | UTOKing with Stephen Bacon | Psychotherapy as Constructing Reality

In Episode 54, Gregg welcomes Stephen Bacon. Stephen a theorist, author, educator, and clinical psychologist. He is the author of Practicing Psychotherapy in Constructed Reality: Ritual, Charisma, and Enhanced Client Outcomes, which makes the argument that psychotherapy fundamentally is about a relational process whereby individuals reconstruct their narrative about health and healing and that the field's techniques and specific interventions for diagnosed problems have little to no inherent power. In this episode, he and Gregg review this powerful argument and explore its implications.

 

 - - - 📘 Resources mentioned in this episode 📘 - - -

Practicing Psychotherapy in Constructed Reality: Ritual, Charisma, and Enhanced Client Outcomes by Stephen Bacon: https://www.drstephenbacon.com/?page_id=22

 

 - - - ℹ️ Find out more about Stephen Bacon ℹ️ - - -

Homepage: https://www.drstephenbacon.com/

Stephen’s YouTube Channal: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3uYv2Wqo5pluLHE9nMIiXA

 

 - - - ℹ️ Find out more about Gregg Henriques ℹ️ - - -

Psychology Today: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/contributors/gregg-henriques-phd

Medium: https://gregghenriques.medium.com/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/henriqgx

 

 - - - 🌳 The Unified Theory of Knowledge 🌳 - - -

Homepage: https://www.unifiedtheoryofknowledge.org/

Medium: https://medium.com/unified-theory-of-knowledge

Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tree_of_knowledge_system