"It is a singular pleasure to welcome the first Handbook of Constructive Therapies into existence. A volume on the construction of meaning, its very existence is itself a vital entry into our contemporary dialogues." (Kenneth J. Gergen, from the Foreword)

"Call them competency-based, strength-oriented, solution-focused, poststructural, narrative, postmodern, social constructionist--the approaches exemplified in this book offer the reader fresh perspectives and novel ideas for working with people in a respectful and collaborative manner. Michael Hoyt should be commended for bringing together in one volume diverse voices that bring alive the exciting possibilities that mark and define this new era of psychotherapy." (Steven Friedman, author of Time-Effective Psychotherapy, coauthor of Expanding Therapeutic Possibilities, and editor of The New Language of Change and The Reflecting Team in Action)