The Relational Dimensions of Weight Management

Reviews / Votes

"Dr Josephs's book illustrates a novel approach to help psychotherapy patients manage their weight by using the power of the therapeutic relationship as a fulcrum of change. In psychotherapy, patients figure out how to manage their weight when one-size-fits-all approaches may not apply and work through their indecision when they are of two minds about how to go about it. Josephs not only recounts the many challenges patients and their therapists are likely to encounter on patients' weight-management journeys but also offers unique pathways to navigate those challenges. Vivid case illustrations bring this approach to life."

Geoff Goodman, PhD, ABPP, FIPA, CST, CSAT-S, CPTT-S, RPT-S, professor, Emory University Psychoanalytic Institute, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Emory University School of Medicine

"Dr Josephs tackles a common clinical concern and does so with a unique and rich consideration. He addresses the relational/cultural dimensions of weight management and examines the ways the patient-therapist relationship can be strained or ruptured when approaching it in psychotherapy. Clinicians across levels and traditions will greatly appreciate this significant contribution with its many insights and illustrations."

J. Christopher Muran, PhD, dean and professor, The Gordon F. Derner School of Psychology, Adelphi University' principal investigator, Mount Sinai Beth Israel Psychotherapy Research Program