Selected Publications

Books

  • Westra, H.A.

Motivational Interviewing in the Treatment of Anxiety (2012)

New York: Guilford Press

Translations: Korean, Hebrew, Polish

 

  • Arkowitz, H., Westra, H.A., Miller, W.R., & Rollnick, S. (Eds.; 2008)

Motivational Interviewing in the Treatment of Psychological Problems

New York: Guilford Press

Translations: Japanese, Dutch, Korean, Italian, Portuguese, Chinese, German, French

 

Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles:

  • (upcoming in 2015). Westra, H.A., Constantino, M.J., & Antony, M.M. Integrating Motivational Interviewing with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Severe Generalized Anxiety Disorder: An Allegiance-Controlled Clinical Trial.

 

  • Hara, K.M., Westra, H.A., Aviram, A., Button, M.L., Constantino, M.J., & Antony, M.M. (in press). Therapist Awareness of Client Resistance in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Generalized Anxiety Disorder. Cognitive Behavior Therapy.

 

  • Sijercic, I., Button, M.L., Westra, H.A., & Hara, K.M. (in press). The interpersonal context of client motivational language in cognitive behavioral therapy. Psychotherapy.

 

  • Button, M.L., Westra, H.A., Hara, K.M., & Aviram, A. (in press). Disentangling the impact of resistance and ambivalence on therapy outcomes in cognitive behavioural therapy for generalized anxiety disorder. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy

 

  • Hunter, J.A., Button, M.L., & Westra, H.A. (2014). Ambivalence and alliance ruptures in cognitive behavioral therapy for generalized anxiety. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, 43(3), 201-208.

 

  • Lombardi, D., Button, M., & Westra, H.A. (2014). Measuring Motivation: Change Talk and Counter-Change Talk in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Generalized Anxiety. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, 43, 12-21

 

  • Gaskovski, P, Cavaliere, C., Mercer-Lynn, K.B., Westra, H.A., & Eastwood, J.D. (2014). Mapping good therapy sessions: A pilot study of within-session affect. Journal of Contemporary Psychotherapy, 44(1), 21-29.

 

  • Westra, H.A. & Aviram, A. (2013). Core Skills in Motivational Interviewing. Psychotherapy Theory, Research, Practice, Training, 50(3), 273-278.

 

  • Ahmed, M., Westra, H.A., & Constantino, M.J. (2012). Early Therapy Interpersonal Process Differentiating Clients High and Low in Outcome Expectations. Psychotherapy Research, 22, 731-745.

 

  • Westra, H. A., Aviram, A., Connors, L., Kertes, A., & Ahmed, M. (2012). Therapist Emotional Reactions and Client Resistance in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. Psychotherapy Theory, Research, Practice, Training, 46, 163-172

 

  • Westra, H. A., Aviram, A., & Doell, F. (2011). Extending Motivational Interviewing to the Treatment of Major Mental Health Problems: Current Directions and Evidence. Canadian Journal of Psychiatry, 56(11), 643-650.

 

  • Aviram, A. & Westra, H.A. (2011). The Impact of Motivational Interviewing on Resistance in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Psychotherapy Research, 21(6), 698-708.

 

  • Westra, H.A., Constantino, M. J., & Aviram, A. (2011). The Impact of Alliance Ruptures on Client Outcome Expectations in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. Psychotherapy Research, 21(4), 472-481.

 

  • Marcus, M., Westra, H.A., Angus, L., & Kertes, A. (2011). Client experiences of Motivational Interviewing for Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Psychotherapy Research, 21(4), 447-461.

 

  • Westra, H. A. (2011). Comparing the predictive capacity of observed in-session resistance to self-reported motivation in cognitive behavioral therapy. Behavior Research and Therapy, 49, 106-113.

 

  • Kertes, A., Westra, H.A., Angus, L., & Marcus, M. (2011). Client Experiences of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Generalized Anxiety Disorder: The Impact of Adding Motivational Interviewing. Cognitive & Behavioural Practice, 18, 55-69

 

  • Westra, H.A., Aviram, A., Barnes, M., & Angus, L. (2010). Therapy Was Not What I Expected: A Grounded Theory Analysis of Discordance between Client Expectations and Experience of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy. Psychotherapy Research, 20, 436-446.

 

  • Westra, H.A., Arkowitz, H., & Dozois, D.J.A. (2009). Adding a Motivational Interviewing Pretreatment to Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Generalized Anxiety Disorder: A Preliminary Randomized Controlled Trial. Journal of Anxiety Disorders, 23, 1106-1117.