Contemporary Psychodynamic Psychotherapy: Evolving Clinical Practice

A compendium of current best practices in psychodynamic psychotherapy

David Kealy is an Assistant Professor in the Psychotherapy Program in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of British Columbia, Canada, where he is actively involved in psychotherapy teaching and supervision. He writes for academic and clinical audiences and has published over 60 peer-reviewed journal articles on topics related to psychotherapy and the issues that lead people to seek therapy. His research topics include personality disorders and other difficulties in areas of emotions, identity, and interpersonal relations, as well as the processes involved in individual and group psychotherapy.

John S. Ogrodniczuk is a Professor and Director of the Psychotherapy Program at the University of British Columbia, Canada, as well as Past-President of the North American chapter of the Society for Psychotherapy Research. His research has focused on psychodynamic psychotherapy, personality disorders, group psychotherapy, alexithymia, and men’s mental health, which has led to more than 200 publications. He is the author of three previous books and also previously served as editor of a book on pathological narcissism.