An integrationist perspective on resistance in psychotherapy

Abstract

The concept of resistance, having been used over the years with differing meanings in a variety of theoretical perspectives, no longer has any real clarity of meaning. Since it has the inherent danger of being demeaning to the client and of diminishing the possibility of the achievement of a mutually collaborative dialogue between therapist and client, I believe that its use within psychotherapeutic discourse should be discontinued. © 1996 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.