Jeremy Holmes

Professor Jeremy Holmes, MD FRCPsych, was for twenty-five years an NHS Consultant Psychiatrist in London and North Devon. Honorary Professor at the University of Exeter, he co-founded the Exeter masters, now doctoral, programme in psychoanalytic studies, and the psychodynamic professional qualification course. Author or co-author of over twenty books and 250 papers, he lectures nationally and internationally. Now largely retired, he maintains a part-time private psychotherapy practice alongside grandparenting, allotment gardening, and Green politics.

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The Spirit of Psychotherapy: A Hidden Dimension

The Spirit of Psychotherapy: A Hidden Dimension

by Jeremy Holmes

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In this highly personal yet empirically informed work, psychiatrist and psychotherapist Jeremy Holmes examines the parallels, contrasts, and overlaps between the secular world of psychotherapy and... (more)

The Brain has a Mind of its Own: Attachment, Neurobiology and the New Science of Psychotherapy

The Brain has a Mind of its Own: Attachment, Neurobiology and the New Science of Psychotherapy

by Jeremy Holmes

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Psychotherapy is a practice in search of a theory. Recent advances in relational neuroscience and attachment research now offer convincing avenues for understanding how the 'talking cure' helps... (more)

An Introduction to Psychoanalysis: Contemporary theory and practice

An Introduction to Psychoanalysis: Contemporary theory and practice

by Anthony Bateman, Jeremy Holmes

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A guide to the main principles and practice of psychoanalysis and psychoanalytic psychotherapy. Designed as an introductory text suitable for a wide range of courses, this account presents the core... (more)

Attachment, Intimacy, Autonomy: Using Attachment Theory in Adult Psychotherapy

Attachment, Intimacy, Autonomy: Using Attachment Theory in Adult Psychotherapy

by Jeremy Holmes

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Attachment theory provides a framework for thinking about relationships, particularly about those aspects of relationships which are shaped by threat and the need for security. This book explores the... (more)

The Values of Psychotherapy

The Values of Psychotherapy

by Jeremy Holmes, Richard Lindley

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This first-class book provides an unrivalled basis for further discussion on to how to make psychotherapy more effective both, ethically and professionally.

'By now, you may be wondering what... (more)

Healing Stories: Narrative in Psychiatry and Psychotherapy

Healing Stories: Narrative in Psychiatry and Psychotherapy

by Glenn Roberts, Jeremy Holmes

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The aim of this work is to rehabilitate stories and story telling within medicine, psychiatry and psychotherapy and to consider a narrative approach both as a theoretical paradigm and a practical,... (more)

The Search for the Secure Base: Attachment Theory and Psychotherapy

The Search for the Secure Base: Attachment Theory and Psychotherapy

by Jeremy Holmes

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In recent decades, attachment theory has gained widespread interest and acceptance. However the relevance of attachment theory to clinical practice has never been clear. With Search for the Secure... (more)

Integration in Psychotherapy: Models and Methods

Integration in Psychotherapy: Models and Methods

by Jeremy Holmes, Anthony Bateman

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Expounds the integrative currents in psychotherapy as they impact on the spectrum of contemporary psychological therapy. The contributors look at the links between their own approaches and those of... (more)

Mental Health in Primary Care: A New Approach

Mental Health in Primary Care: A New Approach

Edited by Andrew Elder

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This book brings together the best of contemporary psychiatry with a deep understanding of the realities, challenges, and opportunities of general practice. It is an essential vade-mecum for all... (more)

Oxford Textbook of Psychotherapy

Oxford Textbook of Psychotherapy

Edited by Glen O. Gabbard, Jeremy Holmes

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Now available in paperback. This is an essential companion for every practising psychiatrist, clinical psychologist, psychotherapy counsellor, mental health nurse, psychotherapist, and mental health... (more)

Exploring in Security: Towards an Attachment-Informed Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy

Exploring in Security: Towards an Attachment-Informed Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy

by Jeremy Holmes

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This book builds a key clinical bridge between attachment theory and psychoanalysis, deploying Holmes' unique capacity to weld empirical evidence, psychoanalytic theory and consulting room experience... (more)

Storr's The Art of Psychotherapy: Third Edition

Storr's The Art of Psychotherapy: Third Edition

by Anthony Storr

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Sensitively updated and revised for modern practice, Anthony Storr’s legendary work continues to be an indispensible introductory text for aspiring psychotherapists.Professor Jeremy Holmes, a friend... (more)

Attachment Theory

Attachment Theory

Edited by Jeremy Holmes, Arietta Slade

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Six-Volume set. From its origins in the 1950s with the work of John Bowlby and Mary Ainsworth, Attachment Theory has expanded over the ensuing half century to become a central psychobiological... (more)

John Bowlby and Attachment Theory: Second Edition

John Bowlby and Attachment Theory: Second Edition

by Jeremy Holmes

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John Bowlby is one of the outstanding psychological theorists of the twentieth century. This new edition of John Bowlby and Attachment Theory is both a biographical account of Bowlby and his ideas... (more)

Attachment, Psychiatry, Psychotherapy, Psychoanalysis: Selected Papers of Jeremy Holmes

Attachment, Psychiatry, Psychotherapy, Psychoanalysis: Selected Papers of Jeremy Holmes

by Jeremy Holmes

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For three decades Jeremy Holmes has been a leading figure in psychodynamic psychiatry in the UK and across the world. He has played a central role in promoting the ideas of John Bowlby and in... (more)

The Therapeutic Imagination: Using Literature to Deepen Psychodynamic Understanding and Enhance Empathy

The Therapeutic Imagination: Using Literature to Deepen Psychodynamic Understanding and Enhance Empathy

by Jeremy Holmes

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Use of the imagination is a key aspect of successful psychotherapeutic treatments. Psychotherapy helps clients get in touch with, awaken, and learn to trust their creative inner life, while... (more)

Attachment in Therapeutic Practice

Attachment in Therapeutic Practice

by Jeremy Holmes, Arietta Slade

  • Paperback £29.99

This is a concise, accessible introduction to the basic principles of attachment theory, and their application to therapeutic practice. Bringing together 70 years' of theory and research, its expert... (more)

Introduction to Psychoanalysis: Contemporary Theory and Practice: Second Edition

Introduction to Psychoanalysis: Contemporary Theory and Practice: Second Edition

by Anthony Bateman, Jeremy Holmes

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What is psychoanalysis? Is it relevant to today's mental health crisis? How can psychoanalysis help people suffering from psychological distress and illness? This vital new book examines how... (more)

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