Rupture and Repair in Psychotherapy: A Critical Process for Change (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781433836145)

Lisa Wallner Samstag, PhD is Professor in the Clinical Psychology Doctoral Program at Long Island University and has been a faculty member in the Department of Psychology since 1999. Dr. Samstag is author and co-author of numerous psychotherapy research studies and papers, with a particular focus on the development of the therapeutic relationship, including identifying ruptures in the working alliance and other factors that contribute to poor outcome and premature termination. She is the Research Director and a Clinical Supervisor in the Psychological Services Center at the Brooklyn Campus of LIU and serves as Associate Editor/Book Review Editor of the journal Psychotherapy. Dr. Samstag's specialties include psychotherapy research, clinical research, and developmental research.

J. Christopher Muran, PhD is Associate Dean and Professor at the Gordon F. Derner School of Psychology at Adelphi University, where he serves as training director for the doctoral program in clinical psychology. Dr. Muran is also Principal Investigator and Director of the Brief Psychotherapy Research Program at Mount Sinai Beth Israel, which has been supported by grants from the National Institute of Mental Health. Dr. Muran has published extensively on changes in the self and the therapeutic relationship and has presented on the national and international stage. He is a fellow of the American Psychological Association, former editor of the international journal Psychotherapy Research, and past president of the Society for Psychotherapy Research.