Practicing Intersubjectively describes how the intersubjective systems perspective informs, shapes and guides the psychotherapeutic process. Using extensive clinical case material, Buirski illustrates the way an intersubjective systems sensibility informs and enriches clinical practice. The intersubjective systems perspective views each treatment as exquisitely context sensitive. This means that the person who comes for therapy would present differently to different therapists and the two of them would construct different processes. Therapists themselves are not interchangeable, and the intersubjective field that the two participants create together would be quite different from the field created by any other pair. Practicing Intersubjectively, with the focus on attuning and articulating to the contextual construction of personal worlds of experience enables a different therapy process to unfold than occurs in traditional 1-person, authority based treatment approaches and is uniquely suited to working with people from diverse cultural backgrounds and those suffering from such challenging concerns as trauma and prejudice.

"Buirski rightly places Practicing Intersubjectively in the theoretical tradition established by Stolorow et al., with their emphasis on understanding development and treatment in terms of the interaction and mutual influence amongst the involved subjectivities. This book represents a rich application of the intersubjective systems perspective to a wide range of clinical situations, helping to ground clinicians who may find some of the intersubjectivity literature too abstract or philosophical." - Psychologist-Psychoanalyst, Apa Division 39 Newsletter

"In Practicing Intersubjectively, Peter Buirski offers a balanced presentation of intersubjective systems theory and practice. This text makes accessible the often complex and subtle theory of the intersubjective approach to psychotherapy to those who may be encountering it for the first time, while rewarding devotees with intriguing, even thrilling clinical vignettes. This brief book sets intersubjective systems theory in motion so its unique perspective and the difference it makes in clinical practice comes alive. The case study approach connects the often abstract and obscure theories of intersubjective systems theory with practical applications. Buirski's commentaries challenge readers to not only acknowledge the utility of intersubjective theory, but to come to a belief in its necessity for the reparative work of depth-oriented psychotherapy. The clinical tales offered in Practicing Intersubjectively substantiate the efficacy of the intersubjective approach. It is a text well worth reading. Practicing Intersubjectively offers an uncommon balance between theoretical insight and clinical inspiration." - PsycCRITIQUES

"Particularly well-suited for working with people from diverse cultural backgrounds, intersubjective systems theory recognizes each psychotherapeutic treatment as exquisitely context-sensitive. In this text, Buirski uses extensive clinical case material to illustrate how this approach informs and enriches clincial practice." - Book News, Inc.

"In Practicing Intersubjectively, Peter Buirski offers a balanced presentation of intersubjective systems theory and practice. This text makes accessible the often complex and subtle theory of the intersubjective approach to psychotherapy to those who may be encountering it for the first time, while rewarding devotees with intriguing, even thrilling clinical vignettes. This brief book sets intersubjective systems theory in motion so its unique perspective and the difference it makes in clinical practice comes alive. The case study approach connects the often abstract and obscure theories of intersubjective systems theory with practical applications. Buirski's commentaries challenge readers to not only acknowledge the utility of intersubjective theory, but to come to a belief in its necessity for the reparative work of depth-oriented psychotherapy. The clinical tales offered in Practicing Intersubjectively substantiate the efficacy of the intersubjective approach. It is a text well worth reading. Practicing Intersubjectively offers an uncommon balance between theoretical insight and clinical inspiration." - PsycCRITIQUES