This book is the first to systematically address the competencies and techniques identified as central to the delivery of effective psychodynamic practice. It provides a framework for the therapist to develop their skills and appy them to their practice by discussing the personal and professional growth which underpins a professional and ethical attitude to the therapist's work, linking specific competenceis to the theory base underpinning them, describing competenceis in a systematic way, including a chapter on how to use supervision, and using case material to illustrate competencies and dilemmas.