{"product_id":"the-art-of-the-first-robert-taibbi-9780393708431","title":"The Art of the First Session: Making Psychotherapy Count from the Start","description":"The average client today only comes to therapy five to eight times, and many only come once, so it is increasingly important, therefore, for therapists to achieve first-session success. Therapeutic skills and sales and marketing savvy are equally important to this task. In the first sixty minutes, clinicians must build trust, communicate what they have to offer, and ensure that the client feels different when they walk out than they did walking in.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Short, practical, and applicable to all therapeutic modalities, this book walks readers through all the first-session essentials, including preparation for the first session, action-steps for each stage of the session, techniques for changing the emotional climate, and \"closing the deal,\" to make sure that clients come back for more.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Packed with case examples, vignettes, tools, and techniques, \u003cem\u003eThe Art of the First Session\u003c\/em\u003e prepares clinicians with critical skills to cut through performance anxiety, feel and convey confidence with clients, and hit the ground running in therapy with new clients.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Robert Taibbi\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0393708438\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780393708431\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e W. W. Norton \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/22\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.30h x 5.60w x 1.10d","brand":"Robert Taibbi","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43946586898687,"sku":"9780393708431","price":27.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_4fe77b33-ff77-4ff4-b6e3-895e2e889b8a.jpg?v=1681513997","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-art-of-the-first-robert-taibbi-9780393708431","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}