NDLI: Maneuvering Difficult Emotional Terrain in Psychotherapy: A Buddhist-Informed Conceptual Framework

Content Provider	Springer Nature Link
Author	Szczygiel, Pamela
Copyright Year	2015
Abstract	Clients often enter psychotherapy with struggles and concerns related to their direct experience of emotion. Though most of the major psychotherapy theories in the West address the general issue of emotion, very few have developed a framework or theory for supporting clients in their direct encounters with difficult feeling states. Since Buddhism is highly experiential and Buddhist philosophy is mainly concerned with the issue of human suffering, its relevance to maneuvering difficult emotions in a clinical context is profound. While the use of Buddhist concepts and practices in mental health treatment in the West has proliferated in recent years, the clinical use of Buddhist material has often bypassed the larger philosophical framework of Buddhism. This decontextualized use of Buddhist material has limited the potential value of Buddhist philosophy in mental health treatment. This article offers a conceptual framework for approaching difficult emotions that is grounded in the wisdom of Buddhism. The framework consists of four themes that serve as guides for clients and clinicians as they maneuver emotional experiences in psychotherapy: Sitting With, Middle Path, Healthy Interdependency, and Compassion. Common threads between Buddhist concepts and Western psychotherapy approaches are explored. A case vignette will demonstrate the clinical utility of the framework.
Starting Page	241
Ending Page	251
Page Count	11
File Format	PDF
ISSN	00911674
Journal	Clinical Social Work Journal
Volume Number	44
Issue Number	3
e-ISSN	15733343
Language	English
Publisher	Springer US
Publisher Date	2015-12-21
Publisher Place	New York
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	Clinical theory Emotions Mindfulness Psychotherapy Buddhism Clinical Psychology Personality and Social Psychology
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Health (social science) Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health Social Work

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