Brief Psychotherapy Books
Short-Term Play Therapy for Children: Third Edition
Illustrated with rich case examples, this widely used practitioner resource and text presents a range of play approaches that facilitate healing in a shorter time frame. Leading play therapists from... (more)
Time-Limited Art Psychotherapy: Developments in Theory and Practice
This book comes at a watershed in the provision of art psychotherapy in public services. The increase in 'payment by results', clinical throughput and evidence-based practice, as well as the changing... (more)
Capturing the Moment: Single-Session Therapy and Walk-in Services
Can one session of therapy be enough for some people? The answer is most definitely, yes. This volume brings together the latest information on single-session therapy and walk-in services. It... (more)
When All Else Fails: Some New and Some Old Tools for Doing Brief Therapy
For a number of years, Rubin Battino has been presenting professional workshops on the art of very brief therapy. He defines very brief therapy as seeing clients only once or twice, with any... (more)
Boot Camp Therapy: Brief, Action-Oriented Clinical Approaches to Anxiety, Anger and Depression
In some cases long-term therapy that seeks to assess a client's history and gain insight over the course of many sessions isn't always possible. Immediate behavior change and concrete steps to fix... (more)
Solution-Focused Brief Therapy: A Multicultural Approach
Solution Focused Brief Therapy: A Multicultural Approach is a timely text that outlines the basics of solution focused therapy then applies the approach to a range of multicultural populations. The... (more)
Solution-Focused Therapy: Third Edition
Struggling with the intricacies of Solution-Focused theory, skills or practice? Wanting to learn more about providing brief, practically-based solution-focused interventions across many therapeutic... (more)
Core Competencies in Brief Dynamic Psychotherapy: Becoming a Highly Effective and Competent Brief Dynamic Psychotherapist
This book addresses the essential clinical competencies required to conduct brief dynamic therapy. Authors Jeffrey L. Binder and Ephi J. Betan discuss the conceptual foundation of their treatment... (more)
Solution-Focused Brief Therapy: A Handbook of Evidence-Based Practice
Therapy is frequently miscast as requiring an enormous amount of time and financial commitment, but helpful, goal-oriented therapy can produce positive results after only a few sessions.... (more)
Solution Focused Coaching in Practice
A practical 'how-to' guide that provides an invaluable overview of Solution Focused Coaching skills and techniques. Reflecting upon published research on the solution-focused approach, Bill... (more)
Brief Coaching: A Solution Focused Approach
Brief Coaching offers a new approach to coaching by considering how the client will know when they have reached their goal, and what they are already doing to get there. The coach aims to work... (more)
Solution Focused Brief Therapy: 100 Key Points and Techniques
Solution Focused Brief Therapy: 100 Key Points and Techniques provides a concise and jargon-free guide to the thinking and practice of this exciting approach, which enables people to make changes in... (more)
Beyond Technique in Solution-Focused Therapy: Working with Emotions and the Therapeutic Relationship
Solution-focused therapy is often misunderstood to be no more than the techniques it is famous for - pragmatic, future-oriented questions that encourage clients to reconceptualize their problems and... (more)
Core Competencies in the Solution-Focused and Strategic Therapies: Becoming a Highly Competent Solution-Focused and Strategic Therapist
In the Solution-Focused and Strategic Therapy field this is a landmark book, the first to address all of the core and clinical competencies involved in running a practice, including learning and... (more)
Becoming a Solution Detective: A Strengths-based Guide to Brief Therapy
If you are interested in making your practice solution-focused quickly and effectively, look no further than this text. The authors, co-founders of the Brief Therapy Group, demystify the process of... (more)
Animal-Assisted Brief Therapy: A Solution-Focused Approach: Second Edition
This book provides therapists with concrete examples of how to appropriately implement Animal Assisted Activities/Therapy (AAA/T) to cultivate positive effects in treatment. It explains how this... (more)
Theory and Practice of Experiential Dynamic Psychotherapy
The book opens with an introduction to and history of the experiential dynamic therapies (EDT) including the groundbreaking Intensive Short-Term Dynamic Psychotherapy (ISTDP) of Habib Davanloo and... (more)
Solution-Focused Therapy: Theory, Research and Practice: Second Edition
An accessible yet comprehensive case-based introduction to the history, theory, research and practice of solution-focused therapy (SFT) within mental health care and beyond. Drawing on contemporary... (more)
Skills in Solution Focused Brief Counselling and Psychotherapy
In recent years Solution Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT) has emerged as the therapy of choice for many health and social care professionals. Its simplicity and brevity means it is effective, economical... (more)
Key Competencies in Brief Dynamic Psychotherapy: Clinical Practice Beyond the Manual
This book identifies the core competencies shared by expert therapists and helps clinicians - especially those providing brief dynamic/interpersonal therapy - to develop and apply them in their own... (more)
Working with Children and Teenagers Using Solution Focused Approaches: Enabling Children to Overcome Challenges and Achieve Their Potential
Based on solution focused practice principles, this book illustrates communication skills and playful techniques for working with all children and young people, regardless of any health, learning or... (more)
Innovations in Narrative Therapy: Connecting Practice, Training, and Research
Narrative therapy introduces the idea that our lives are made up of multiple events that can be strung together in many possible stories. These stories can be developed to find richer (or "thicker")... (more)
Narrative Practice: Continuing the Conversations
Final thoughts from the now-deceased leader of narrative therapy.
Michael White's untimely death deprived therapists of a leading light. Here, available for the first time in book form, is a... (more)
Change: Principles of Problem Formation and Problem Resolution
This classic book, available in paperback for the very first time, explores why some people can successfully change their lives and others cannot. Here famed psychologist Paul Watzlawick presents... (more)
Brief Intervention for School Problems: Outcome-informed Strategies
Every interaction with a young person who is struggling is an opportunity for change. This highly practical guide helps school practitioners find effective solutions to academic and behavioral... (more)
Solution Focused Therapy for the Helping Professions
Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT) is an effective goal-focused therapeutic approach that involves working in partnership with the client, and empowers them by focusing on their strengths and... (more)
Quick Steps to Resolving Trauma
Here, Bill O'Hanlon uses his characteristic breezy style to tackle a very difficult issue. This book details a philosophy and methods of working briefly and effectively with traumatised clients.... (more)
1001 Solution-Focused Questions: Handbook for Solution-Focused Interviewing
An invaluable resource for conducting successful solution-focused therapy.
Drawing on nearly 30 years of clinical practice, Bannink compiles solution-focused questions and protocols that are... (more)
Doing Something Different: Solution-Focused Brief Therapy Practices
Many books on solution-focused brief therapy provide histories, overviews, and uses of the approach. This book does not do any of those things. What it does is provide those interested in the... (more)
The Collected Writings of Robert J. Neborsky, MD, and Josette ten Have-de Labije: Two-volume Set
Over two decades, on two continents, Robert J. Neborsky, MD, and Josette ten Have-de Labije, PsyD, have struggled to define and perfect the psychotherapeutic methods of Habib Davanloo, MD. Both in... (more)