Publications by Alvin R. Mahrer, Ph.D.
                        

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2007

Mahrer, A.R.  How Psychotherapy Can Become A Science
Howard Gontovnick, 2007

Mahrer, A.R. Can You Give A Fair Hearing to Revolutionary New Ideas in Psychotherapy? The Humanistic Psychologist, 2007. 35(3), 223-233.

Mahrer, A.R. Introduction To A Mythical Family: How To Do Experiential Psychotherapy. American Journal of Psychotherapy, 2007, 
Vol.61 No. 3  Pp. 231-239

Mahrer, A.R.  How To Do A Session of Experiential Psychotherapy. American Journal of Psychotherapy, 2007, Vol.61 No. 3 Pp. 297-312

Mahrer, A.R. If  Practitioners Want New and Better Methods, Shop in the Public Marketplace. Journal of Psychotherapy Integration. March 2007  
Vol.17, No, 1, Pp 10-32

Mahrer, A.R. To  A Large Extent, The Field Got it Wrong: New Learnings From A New Look At An Old Classic. Psychotherapy: Theory, Practice, Training. Volume 44:3. 2007

Mahrer, A.R. The Other Deeper You.
University of Ottawa Press.

2006

Mahrer, A.R. The Creation of New Ideas in Psychotherapy: A Guidebook. PCCS Books

2005

Mahrer, A.R. Supervision of Psychotherapists: The Discovery-Oriented Approach. Whurr Publishers, Ltd.

2004

Mahrer, A.R. Why Do Research In Psychotherapy? Introduction to a Revolution. Whurr Publishers, Ltd.

Mahrer, A.R. Theories of Truth, Models of Usefulness: Toward a revolution in the field of psychotherapy. Taylor & Francis.

Mahrer, A.R. (1996/Reissue). The Complete Guide to Experiential Psychotherapy. Bull Publishing Company.

Mahrer, A.R. & Boulet, D.B. How can existentialists do research on psychotherapy? Journal of the Society for Existential Analysis, 15, 15-28.

2003

Mahrer, A.R. Can you show me how the transformation can last? Journal for the Irish Association of Humanistic and Integrative Psychotherapy, 41, Autumn, 2-5.

Mahrer, A.R. What are the foundational beliefs in the field of psychotherapy? Psychology: Journal of the Hellenic Psychological Society, 10, 1-19.

Mahrer, A.R. What are some clever ploys psychotherapists use to avoid knowing their own "foundational beliefs"? Psychology: Journal of the Hellenic Psychological Society, 10, 45-51.

Mahrer, A.R. (2003). La filosofia de la ciencia y los fundamentos de la psicoterapia. In P.B. Hertz (Ed.), Mesa redonda (pp. 97-115). Toesca, Chile: University of Central Chile.

2002

Mahrer, A.R. (2002). Becoming The Person You Can Become: The Complete Guide To Self-Transformation. Bull Publishing Company.

Mahrer, A.R. & Johnston, C. Promising new developments in the therapist-client relationship: A philosophy of science review and preview. Journal of Contemporary Psychotherapy, 32, 3-24.

Mahrer, A.R. In experiential sessions, there is no therapist or client: There is a "teacher" and a "practitioner." Journal of Contemporary Psychotherapy, 32, 71-82.

2001

Mahrer, A.R. & Boulet, D.B. How can experiential psychotherapy help transform the field of sex therapy? In P.J. Kleinplatz (Ed.), New Directions in sex therapy: Innovations and alternatives (pp. 234-257). Philadelphia, PA: Brunner-Routledge.

Mahrer, A.R. What is the next big revolution in the field of psychotherapy? Psychotherapy, 37, 354-358.

Mahrer, A.R. Being the qualitatively whole new person in the real world. In H.G. Rosenthal (Ed.), Favorite counseling and therapy homework assignments (pp. 143-146). Philadelphia, PA: Brunner-Routledge.

Mahrer, A.R. If you are ready to undergo these awe-full moments, then have an experiential session. In K.J. Schneider, J.F.T. Bugental, & J.F. Pierson (Eds.), The Handbook of Humanistic Psychology (pp. 411-420). Thousand Oaks, California: Sage.

Mahrer, A.R. Experiential Psychotherapy. In R. Corsini (Ed.), Handbook of innovative therapy (pp. 218-229). New York: Wiley.

Mahrer, A.R. You will have these awe-full moments when you have your own experiential sessions. In R.B. Merchesani & E.M. Stern (Eds.), Frightful stages: From the primitive to the therapeutic (pp. 129-140). Binghamton, New York: Haworth.

Elliott, R., Hill, C.E., Stiles, W.B., Friedlander, M.L., Mahrer, A.R., & Margison, F.R. Primary therapist response modes: Comparison of six rating systems. In C.E. Hill (Ed.), Helping skills: The empirical foundation (pp. 9-19). Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.

Mahrer, A.R., Gagnon, R., Fairweather, D.R.,& Boulet, D.B. Client commitment and resolve to carry out postsession behaviors. In C.E. Hill (Ed.), Helping skills: The empirical foundation (pp. 413-425). Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.

Mahrer, A.R. An experiential alternative to counter transference. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 57, 1021-1028.

Mahrer, A.R. What can the clinician trust--Research? Theory? Clinical knowledge? Introduction to a serious problem and preview of some solutions. American Journal of Psychotherapy, 55, 323-335.

Mahrer, A.R. An historical review of the field of psychotherapy-- from the year 2199.  Psychological Bulletin, 36, 9-14.

Mahrer, A.R. What is the next big revolution in the field of psychotherapy? Psychotherapy, 37, 354-358.

Mahrer, A.R. & Boulet, D.B. What are some promising developments in psychotherapy with "psychosis"? Introduction and preview. Journal of Contemporary Psychotherapy, 31, 5-14.

2000

Mahrer, A.R. Philosophy of Science and the Foundations of Psychotherapy. American Psychologist, Volume 55, Number 10 (pp. 1117-1125). Journal of the American Psychological Association.

Mahrer, A.R. Experiential psychotherapy. In A. Kazdin (Ed.), Encyclopedia of psychology, Volume 3 (pp. 296-297). New York: Oxford University Press.

Mahrer, A.R. How to use psychotherapy on, for, and by oneself. Professional Psychology: Research and Practice, 31, 226-229.

Mahrer, A.R. Philosophy of science and the foundations of psychotherapy. American Psychologist, 55, 1117-1125.

Mahrer, A.R. Studying tapes of sessions can be essential for practitioners to become better practitioners. In B. Lawton & C. Feltham (Eds.), Taking supervision forward: Enquiries and trends in counseling and psychotherapy (pp. 197-199). London: Sage.

Mahrer, A.R.  So many researchers are so sincerely scientific about factitious fictions: Some comments on the DSM classification of personality disorders. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 56, 1623-1627.

1999

Mahrer, A. R., & Boulet, D.B. An unabashedly unrealistic wish-list for the education and training of psychotherapists. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 55, (pp. 393- 398).

Mahrer, A. R., & Boulet, D.B. How to do discovery-oriented psychotherapy research. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 55, (pp. 1481-1493).

Mahrer, A. R., Introduction: How to do discovery-oriented psychotherapy research. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 55, (pp. 1147-1156).

Mahrer, A. R., Embarrassing Problems for the field of psychotherapy. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 55, (pp. 1147-1156).

Mahrer, A. R. The doorway into the inner deeper world is the instant of peak feeling in the scene of strong feeling. In J. Rowan & M. Cooper (Eds.), The plural self. London: Sage. (pp. 213-237).

Mahrer, A. R., Fairweather, D.B., Passay, S., Gingras, N., & Boulet, D.B. The promotion and use of strong feelings in psychotherapy. Journal of Humanistic Psychology, 39, (pp. 35-53).

Mahrer, A. R. What are some new ways that psychotherapy can help bring about "deep-seated" changes? Introduction and preview. Psychotherapy in Private Practice, 17, (pp. 1-8).

Mahrer, A. R. Three requirements for magnificent changes in one experiential session. Psychotherapy Bulletin, 34, (pp. 43-45).

1998

Mahrer, A.R. Embarrassing problems for the field of psychotherapy. British Psychological Society, 23, (pp. 19-29).

Mahrer, A.R. A new departure in experiential supervision: Discovering the trainee's deeper personal approach to psychotherapy. The Clinical Supervisor, 17, Special; Section. (pp. 125-133).

Mahrer, A.R. How can impressive in-session changes become impressive post-session changes? In L.S. Greenberg, J.C. Watson, & G. Lietaer (Eds.), Handbook of experiential psychotherapy. New York: Guilford. (pp. 201-223).

Mahrer, A.R., Boulet, D.B., & Robson, J. Lifelong mild bad feelings: A review and solution to a psychotherapeutic enigma. Journal of Contemporary Psychology, 28, (pp. 173-185).

Mahrer, A.R. The four-step experiential session for deep-seated personality change. In H.G. Rosenthal (Ed), Favorite counseling and therapy techniques: 51 therapists share their most creative strategies. Washington, D.C.: Taylor and Francis. (pp. 127-130)

Mahrer, A.R. How can philosophy contribute to the advancement of psychotherapy? An introduction. Clinical Psychology: Science and Practice, 5, 22

1997

Mahrer, A.R. Empathy as therapeutic-client alignment. In A.C. Bohart & L.S. Greenberg (Eds), Empathy Reconsidered: New Directions in Psychotherapy Washington, D.C.: American Psychological Association. (pp.187-213)

Mahrer, A.R. What are the "Breakthrough problems" in the field of Psychotherapy? Psychotherapy. Volume 34, Number 1. Spring 1997. (p.81)

Mahrer, A.R. Experiential Psychotherapy: An unabashedly biased comparison with some other psychotherapies. In C. Feltham (Ed.), Which Psychotherapy? Leading exponents explain their differences. London: Sage. (pp. 119-148).

Mahrer, A.R. & Boulet, D.B. The Experiential model of on-the-job teaching. In C.Edward Watkins,Jr. (Ed.), Handbook of psychotherapy supervision. New York: Wiley. (pp. 164-183)

Mahrer, A.R. Discovery-oriented research on how to do psychotherapy. In W. Dryden (Ed.), Research in counseling and psychotherapy & practical applications. London: Sage. (pp. 233-258).

1996

Mahrer, A.R. Existential-Humanistic Psychotherapy & the religious person. In E.P. Shafranske (Ed.), Religion and the clinical practice of psychology. Washington, D.C.: American Psychological Association. (pp.433-460).

Mahrer, A. R. Discovering how to do psychotherapy.  Journal of Humanistic Psychology. Volume 36, number 3. Summer 1996. (pp.31-48).

Mahrer, A. R. Lessons from 40 years of learning how to do psychotherapy. Psychotherapy. Volume 33, number 1. Spring 1996. (pp.139-141).

1990

Mahrer, A. R. Dream Work: In Psychotherapy & Self-Change.

University of Ottawa Press.

Mahrer, A.R. Experiential Psychotherapy. In J.K. Zeig & W.M. Munion (Eds.), What is Psychotherapy? Contemporary perspectives (pp. 92-96). San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.

1989

Mahrer, A. R. How to do Experiential Psychotherapy: A Manual for Practitioners. University of Ottawa Press.

Mahrer, A. R. The Integration of Psychotherapies: A Guide for Practicing Psychotherapists. Kluwer Academic Pub.

1986

Mahrer, A. R. Therapeutic Experiencing: The Process of Change.

W. W. Norton & Co Inc.

1985

Mahrer, A. R. Psychotherapeutic Change: An Alternative Approach to Meaning & Measurement. W. W. Norton & Co Inc.

1983

Mahrer, A. R. Experiential Psychotherapy: Basic Practices.

 University of Ottawa Press

1978

Mahrer, A. R. (1978). Experiencing: A Humanistic Theory of Psychology & Psychiatry. Consortium Book Sales & Distribution.

1977

Mahrer, A. R. Sequence and consequence in the experiential psychotherapies. In C. Cooper and C. Alderfer (Eds) Advances in experiential social processes. New York: Wiley

1976

Mahrer, A. R. & Levinson, J. R. & Fine, S. Infant psychotherapy: Theory, research and practice. Psychotherapy: Theory, Research & Practice, 1976, 13, 131-140.

1975

Mahrer, A. R. Metamorphosis through suicide: The changing of one’s self by oneself. Journal of Pastoral Counseling, 1975, 10, 10-26.

Mahrer, A. R. Therapeutic outcome as a function of goodness of fit on an internal-external dimension of interaction. Psychotherapy: Theory, Research & Practice, 1975, 12, 22-27.

1973

Mahrer, A. R. Defining characteristics of a humanistic program of community change and a specimen: The facilitation of self-competence in the neonate. The Ontario Psychologist, 1973, 5, 45-50.

1972

Mahrer, A. R. The Human Relations Center: Community mental health from a motivational perspective. Corrective Psychiatry & Journal of Social Therapy, 1972, 18, 39-45.

Mahrer, A. R. Theory and treatment of anxiety: The perspective of motivational psychology. Journal of Pastoral Counseling, 1972, 7, 4-16.

1971

Mahrer, A. R. Creative Developments in Psychotherapy (with L. Pearson).

Jason Aronson.

Mahrer, A. R. Personal life change through systematic use of dreams. Psychotherapy: Theory, Research & Practice, 1971, 8, 328-332.

Mahrer, A. R. An emerging field of human relations. Interpersonal Development, 1971, 2, 105-120.

1970

Mahrer, A. R. (1970). New Approaches to Personality Classification (Editor).Columbia University Press.

Mahrer, A. R. Some know effects of psychotherapy and a reinterpretation. Psychotherapy: Theory, Research & Practice, 1970, 7, 186-191.

Mahrer, A. R. Self-change and social change. Interpersonal Development, 1970, I, 159-166.

Mahrer, A. R. Interpretation of patient behaviour through goals, feelings and context. Journal of Individual Psychology, 1970, 26, 186-195.

1962 – 1969

Mahrer, A. R. Childhood determinants of adult functioning: Strategies in the clinical research use of the personal-psychological history. Psychological Record, 1969, 19, 39-46.

Mahrer, A. R. & Bornstein, R. Depression: Characteristic syndromes and a prefatory conceptualization. Journal of General Psychology, 1969, 81, 217-229.

Mahrer, A. R. The psychological problem inventory. Psychological Reports, 1967, 20, 711-714.

Mahrer, A. R. & Mason. D. J., Kahn, E., & Projansky, M. The non-Gaussian distribution of amounts of symptomatology in psychiatric patients. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 1967, 23, 319-321.

Mahrer, A. R. (Editor) (1967). The Goals of Psychotherapy. New York: Appleton-Century.

Mahrer, A. R. Analysis of a fragment of a dream. Voices, 1966, 2, 40-41.

Mahrer, A. R. & Mason. D. J., Kahn, E., & Projansky, M. High complainers versus low complainers: Patterning of amount of self-reported symptomatology in psychiatric patients. Psychological Reports, 1966, 19, 955-958.

Mahrer, A. R. & Mason. D. J., Kahn, E., & Rosenshine, M. A. A headache syndrome in psychiatric patients: Symptoms clusters accompanying headaches. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 1966, 22, 411-414.

Mahrer, A. R. & Mason. D. J. Changes in number of self-reported symptoms during psychiatric hospitalization. Journal of Consulting Psychology, 1965, 29, 285.

Mahrer, A. R. Psychological symptoms as a function of psychiatric hospitalization. Psychological Reports, 1963, 13, 266.

Mahrer, A. R. & Katz, G. Psychiatric symptoms at admission to hospitalization. Psychiatry Digest, 1963, 24, 23-30.

Mahrer, A. R. A preface to the mind-body problem. Psychological Record, 1962, 12, 53-63.

Mahrer, A. R. Psychodiagnostic preference by professional affiliation and length of experience. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 1962, 18, 14-18.

Mahrer, A. R. The psychodynamics of psychiatrics hospitalization. Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease, 1962, 135, 354-360.

1952 – 1959

Mahrer, A. R. & Bernstein, L.  A proposed method for measuring potential intelligence. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 1959, 15, 286-288.

Mahrer, A. R. Potential intelligence: A learning theory approach to description and clinical implications. Journal of General Psychology, 1958, 59, 59-71

Mahrer, A. R. Potential intelligence testing: A case study. U.S. Armed Forces Medical Journal, 1957, 8, 684-692.

Mahrer, A. R. The role of expectancy in delayed reinforcement. Journal of Experimental Psychology. 1956, 52, 101-106

Mahrer, A. R. A clinical study of set in intra-serial learning. Journal of Abnormal & Social Psychology, 1952, 47, 478-482.

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