Bringing psychotherapy research to life: understanding change through the work of leading clinical researchers

A brief introduction to psychotherapy research / J. Christopher Muran, Louis G. Castonguay, and Bernhard Strauss

Carl Rogers : idealistic pragmatist and psychotherapy research pioneer / Robert Elliott and Barry A. Farber

Jerome D. Frank : psychotherapy researcher and humanitarian / Bruce E. Wampold and Joel Weinberger

Lester Luborsky : a trailblazer in empirical research on psychoanalytic therapy / Paul Crits-Christoph, Jacques P. Barber, Brin F.S. Grenyer, and Louis Diguer

Hans Strupp : a founder's contributions to a scientific basis for psychotherapy practice

Karla Moras, Timothy Anderson, and William E. Piper

Aaron T. Beck : the cognitive revolution in theory and therapy / Steven D. Hollon

Irene Elkin: "The data are always friendly" / Karla Moras and M. Tracie Shea

Kenneth I. Howard : the best friend that psychotherapy research ever had / David E. Orlinsky, Merton S. Krause, Fredrick L. Newman, Robert J. Lueger, and Wolfgang Lutz

Allen E. Bergin : consummate scholar and charter member of the Society for Psychotherapy Research / Michael J. Lambert, Alan S. Gurman, and P. Scott Richards

Klaus Grawe : on a constant quest for a truly integrative and research-based psychotherapy / Franz Caspar and Martin Grosse Holtforth

Marvin R. Goldfried : pioneering spirit and integrative force / Louis G. Castonguay and John C. Norcross

Michael J. Lambert : building confidence in psychotherapy / Benjamin M. Ogles and Jeffrey A. Hayes

Clara E. Hill : a rebel with several causes / Sarah Knox

Eugene Gendlin : experiential philosophy and psychotherapy / David L. Rennie, Arthur C. Bohart, and Alberta E. Pos

Laura Rice : natural observer of psychotherapy process / Jeanne C. Watson and Hadas Wiseman

Leslie Greenberg : emotional change leads to positive outcome / Rhonda N. Goldman, Lynne Angus, and Jeremy D. Safran

Edward S. Bordin : innovative thinker, influential investigator, and inspiring teacher / Michael J. Constantino, Nicholas Ladany, and Thomas D. Borkovec

Donald J. Kiesler : interpersonal manifesto / Christopher C. Wagner and Jeremy D. Safran

Lorna Smith Benjamin : love, loyalty, and learning in close attachment relationships / Kenneth L. Critchfield

David E. Orlinsky : developing psychotherapy research, researching psychotherapist development / Micheal Helge Rønnestad, Ulrike Willutzki, and Margarita Tarragona

Horst Kächele : bringing research, practice, and people together / Bernhard Strauss

Enrico Jones : appreciating complexity / Tai Katzenstein, Peter Fonagy, and J. Stuart Ablon

David A. Shapiro : psychotherapeutic investigations / Michael Barkham, Glenys Parry, and Gillian E. Hardy

Robert Elliott : commitment to experience / Rhea Partyka

William B. Stiles : empathic reflections, voices, and theory building / Meredith Glick Brinegar and Katerine Osatuke

Sol L. Garfield : a pioneer in bringing science to clinical psychology / Larry E. Beutler and Anne D. Simons

Larry E. Beutler: a matter of principles / Paulo P. P. Machado, Héctor Fernández Álvarez, and John F. Clarkin

Sidney J. Blatt : relatedness, self-definition, and mental representation / John S. Auerbach, Kenneth N. Levy, and Carrie E. Schaffer

William E. Piper : negotiating the complexities of psychotherapy / John S. Ogrodniczuk

Future directions : emerging opportunities and challenges in psychotherapy research / Lynne Angus, Jeffrey A. Hayes, Timothy Anderson, Nicholas Ladany, Louis G. Castonguay, and J. Christopher Muran.