The use of therapeutic metaphor among members of the aamft

Bryant, Lou; Kātz, Barry M.; Becvar, Raphael J.; Becvar, Dorothy S.

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“…Certainly therapists know about and use metaphor in their work. Bryant et al (1988) surveyed members of the American Association of Marriage and Family Therapists (AAMFT) and found that 95% (of those who responded) used metaphor, defined as "any verbal or concrete illustration, description, or reference designed to bring about perceptual and/or behavioral change" (p. 113). Recently, Myers (1998) discussed how bibliotherapy can be used as an effective strategy for cocreating therapeutic metaphors in counseling.…”

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“…This use of metaphor, created by the counselor, does not change a client's problems; rather, it changes perception of the problem and allows for solutions as yet unconsidered. In this manner, metaphor has provided both a linguistic tool to facilitate empathy and an intervention technique with a history of therapeutic value (Bryant, Katz, Becvar, & Becvar, 1988;Cirillo & Crider, 1995;Haley, 1973;Hoskins & Leseho, 1996;S. B. Kopp, 1971;Leary, 1990;MacCormack, 1997;McMullen, 1996;Myers, 1998;Watzlawick, 1978;Watzlawick, Weakland, & Fisch, 1974).…”

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A “Primer” in Conceptual Metaphor for Counselors

Wickman¹,

Daniels²,

White³

et al. 1999

Jour of Counseling & Develop

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Conceptual metaphor provides a potentially powerful counseling framework, generalizable across theoretical orientations. According to the conceptual perspective, metaphor is not merely a matter of language, but is an indispensable dimension of human understanding and experience whereby more abstract ideas (like relationships) are understood in terms of more concrete experiences (like journeys). Consequently, when a couple in counseling says, "we're just spinning our wheels," they are not only using a common colloquial expression, but also giving information about how they conceptualize their relationship. This article provides a theoretical foundation for use of conceptual metaphor and offers examples of its potential for counseling.

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A “Primer” in Conceptual Metaphor for Counselors

Wickman¹,

Daniels²,

White³

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Jour of Counseling & Develop

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Using Metaphors to Soften Resistance in Chemically Dependent Clients

James

Hazler

1998

The Journal of Humanistic Education and Development

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The purpose and practical use of metaphors for bypassing client resistance and presenting new ways to visualize problems in twelve step recovery models are presented. Metaphors for substance abuse examples are presented to encourage and assist counselors in the development of their own creative use of metaphors with these and other clients. “A spoon full of sugar helps the medicine go down, in a most delightful way.” (Mary Poppins, 1964)

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Towards a cognitive formulation of metaphor use in psychotherapy

Muran

DiGiuseppe

1990

Clinical Psychology Review

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The use of therapeutic metaphor among members of the aamft

Cited by 10 publications

References 8 publications

A “Primer” in Conceptual Metaphor for Counselors

A “Primer” in Conceptual Metaphor for Counselors

Using Metaphors to Soften Resistance in Chemically Dependent Clients

Towards a cognitive formulation of metaphor use in psychotherapy

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