David Murphy is Lecturer in Trauma Studies at the Centre for Trauma, Resilience and Growth, University of Nottingham, UK and an Honorary Psychologist in Psychotherapy in Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust. He has worked in the area of psychotherapy for a number of years and published widely in the field of trauma.

Stephen Joseph is Professor of Psychology, Health and Social Care at the University of Nottingham, UK, where he is co-director of the Centre for Trauma, Resilience and Growth, and an Honorary Consultant Psychologist in Psychotherapy in Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust. He is a senior practitioner member of the British Psychological Society's Register of Psychologists specialising in Psychotherapy.

Notes on the Contributors
Foreword; John C. Norcross
1. Putting the Relationship at the Heart of Trauma Therapy; David Murphy and Stephen Joseph
2. The Therapeutic Relationship as a Common Factor: Implications for Trauma Therapy; Donald Meichenbaum
3. Therapeutic Alliance in Working with Trauma Survivors; Janice L. Krupnick and William Oetgen
4. A Client-centred Approach to Affective-cognitive Processing and the Facilitation of Posttraumatic Growth; Stephen Joseph and David Murphy
5. Enhancing Emotional Regulation with Complex Trauma Survivors; Julian D. Ford
6. Chronic Traumatisation and Internal Retreats: The Impact on the Therapist; Martin J. Dorahy
7. Working as an Expert Companion to Facilitate Post-traumatic Growth; Richard G. Tedeschi and Lawrence G. Calhoun
8. Vicarious Trauma and the Therapeutic Relationship; Charles Figley and Maryann Abendroth
9. A Reciprocal Supervisory Network: The Sanctuary Model; Sandra L. Bloom, Sarah Yanosy and Landa C. Harrison
10. Reflections and Directions for Future Research and Practice; David Murphy and Stephen Joseph.