This book examines therapeutic failures in psychotherapy. It will be a resource to psychotherapists in practice and therapists in-training, as well as students and professionals in psychology and mental health in general.

Nicola Gazzola is Professor of Counselling Psychology in the Faculty of Education at the University of Ottawa, Canada. His main research interests are in the domains of clinical supervision, the experience of the therapist in the process of therapy, and counselling identity, including the collective identity of the profession of counselling as well as the individual professional identity of the counsellor.

Shigeru Iwakabe is Professor of Clinical Psychology at Ritsumeikan University in Osaka, Japan. He conducts psychotherapy research on client emotional processes from an integrative perspective. His research interests include training and professional development in psychotherapy, case study research methods, psychotherapy integration, and cultural and social issues related to the practice of psychotherapy.

Sarah Knox is Professor in the Department of Counselor Education and Counseling Psychology at Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI, USA. The vast majority of her research is qualitative, and specifically uses consensual qualitative research (CQR). She focuses primarily on the psychotherapy relationship and process, training and supervision, and advising relationships and processes.