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Contributors Preface Introduction I. Empirical Foundations 1. Therapist Effects, Effective Therapists, and the Law of Variability 2. What Characterizes Effective Therapists? 3. Who Works for Whom and Why: Integrating Therapist Effects Analysis Into Psychotherapy Outcome and Process Research II. Conceptual Contributions 4. Appropriate Responsiveness as a Contribution to Therapist Effects 5. Therapist Presence, Absence, and Extraordinary Presence 6. Inner Experience and the Good Therapist 7. The Role of the Therapist's Attachment in the Process and Outcome of Psychotherapy 8. The Role of Therapist Skills in Therapist Effectiveness 9. The Contributions of Client Culture to Differential Therapist Effectiveness 10. Therapist Negative Reactions: How to Transform Toxic Experiences 11. Professional Expertise in Psychotherapy 12. Gaining Therapeutic Wisdom and Skills From Creative Others (Writers, Actors, Musicians, and Dancers) III. Empirical Contributions 13. Effective Therapists in Psychodynamic Therapy for Depression: What Interventions Are Used and How? 14. Effective and Less Effective Therapists for Generalized Anxiety Disorder: Are They Conducting Therapy the Same Way? 15. Something to Laugh About: Humor as a Characteristic of Effective Therapists IV. Implications and Conclusions 16. The Implications of Therapist Effects for Routine Practice, Policy, and Training 17. Therapist Effects: Integration and Conclusions Index About the Editors