The therapist remains a neutral yet active observer to help the patient identify and interpret their "split-off" internalized relationships in the "here and now" of the session.
It distills the core elements of TFP and its roots in Object Relations Theory into accessible language. Richard G. Hersh, Eve Caligor, Frank E. Yeomans...
The authors demonstrate how TFP principles can be used even when a patient is not in formal individual psychotherapy, helping to manage "difficult" patients in diverse settings. The therapist remains a neutral yet active observer