The Three Person Field: Collaborative Consultation to Psychotherapy

We describe our work at the Center for Collaborative Psychology. We use a collaborative model of assessment and treatment analogous to Finn's Therapeutic Assessment, and to Fischer's individualized, collaborative assessment, with the collaboration occurring between each member of the therapy team: client, therapist, and consultant. We include a clinical example. In contrast to Fischer's and Finn's focus, the consultation is also directed to the therapy dyad, the consulting psychologist offering a fresh perspective about therapeutic difficulties and progress. We make consultation to the therapy a standard part of our collaborative therapy protocol, required for all therapies conducted through the Center.