Psychotherapy in Everyday Life

The book consists of twelve chapters organized into four main parts. The first part critiques dominant psychotherapy research, introduces the theory of persons in social practice, and explains the design of the empirical study. The second examines how clients connect therapy sessions with their ordinary lives, pursue concerns across different settings, and experience changes in their practices and problems. The third develops the concepts of the conduct of everyday life and life trajectory and applies them to the two children, the parents, and the family as a whole. The final chapter evaluates the theoretical, methodological, and empirical implications of researching psychotherapy as a social practice and considers how this approach may inform other forms of professional practice.