Group Psychotherapy Books
Combining Individual and Group Therapy
An approach to combining individual and group psychotherapy by translating analytic theory and principles of treatment into interpersonal and behavioural terms, illustrating points with clinical... (more)
Resolving Resistance in Group Psychotherapy
A study of individual and group resistances in therapy illustrated by numerous clinical vignettes. It offers techniques for handling and resolving resistance within the group and a theoretical... (more)
Ring of Fire: Primitive Affects and Object Relations in Group Psychotherapy
An original collection in which the contributors describe their research and therapeutic experiences working with the 'ring of fire' - the profound emotions and energies in a group recalling... (more)
Realities and Relationships: Soundings in Social Construction
Drawing upon social and literary accounts of discourse, this text examines the challenges to empiricism made under the banner of social construction. It outlines the elements of a social... (more)
Handbook of Group Psychotherapy: An Empirical and Clinical Synthesis
This is a comprehensive survey of all empirical evidence regarding process and outcome in group psychotherapy, with a focus on current and future directions in group research. The contributors cover... (more)
An Introduction to Therapeutic Communities
An introduction to the theories behind and the practice of therapeutic communities. 200 pages. (more)
Basics of Group Psychotherapy
A practical clinical manual which addresses the main issues in group therapy; this volume covers everything from determining who will benefit from group therapy, to step-by-step instructions for... (more)
Analytic Group Consultation for Intermediate Beginners: What I Wish I Knew When I Started to Run Groups
Analytic Group Consultation for Intermediate Beginners provides a complete, accessible guide to running groups, and addresses the gaps in training and the challenges that emerge in the group therapy... (more)
Group Supervision and the Influence of Culture
Group Supervision and the Influence of Culture explores key themes in group analytic supervision, highlighting the value of thinking that encompasses different perspectives.
In this book... (more)
Working More Creatively with Groups
In this classic text Jarlath Benson presents the basic and essential knowledge required to set up and work with a group. He looks at how to plan and lead a group successfully and how to intervene... (more)
Group Therapy for Complex Trauma: A Schema-Informed Approach
Group Therapy for Complex Trauma provides a roadmap for professionals trying to address the many issues that arise in group treatment. It’s an excellent training resource for mental health... (more)
Group Psychotherapy with Children: Core Principles for Effective Practice
This book guides the reader through the process of creating evidence-based therapy groups for children.
Introducing an interpersonal theoretical framework that maximizes the interactional and... (more)
AutPlay® Therapy Play and Social Groups: A Neurodiversity-Affirming Model
The second edition of AutPlay® Therapy Play and Social Groups provides a neurodiversity-affirming perspective to help children and parents build healthy relationships, gain positive identity, build... (more)
Group Counseling: Concepts and Procedures
First published in 1979, Group Counseling has consistently been a widely used and praised text, providing both novice and experienced counselors with a framework from which to expand group counseling... (more)
Group and Team Coaching: The Secret Life of Groups: Third Edition
Group and Team Coaching is a best-seller offering a new perspective on the ‘secret life of groups’, the subconscious and non-verbal processes through which people learn and communicate in groups and... (more)
Focused Brief Group Therapy: An Integrative Approach to Reducing Interpersonal Distress
Focused Brief Group Therapy is an integrative interpersonal approach to brief group therapy that uses formal assessment to guide and inform treatment.
Interpersonal relationships are an... (more)
Revitalization Through Transactional Analysis Group Treatment: Human Nature and Its Deterioration
This innovative book describes the original essence particular to the human species and details the steps necessary to help re-establish this essence, in cases when it has deteriorated, in a... (more)
Group Psychotherapy Assessment and Practice: A Measurement-Based Care Approach
Group Psychotherapy Assessment and Practice is the definitive guide to assessment in group therapy, offering the reader a means to understand and implement group therapy screening, process, and... (more)
The Virtual Group Therapy Circle: Advances in Online Group Theory and Practice
This book provides group therapists and counselors with the necessary knowledge and help to develop their skills in effectively conducting online groups.
Group therapy represents the most... (more)
The Personal Development Group: The Student's Guide
The Personal Development Group plays a key part in counselling and psychotherapy training, and this book offers an insight into how it works and how to make best use of it. Taking the perspective of... (more)
Dreaming the Social: From 9/11 to Covid
Dreaming the Social uses social dreaming as a tool to explore aspects of contemporary life and examine how we can reverse social fragmentation and large-scale trauma. Since the attack on New York on... (more)
Group Analysis for Refugees Experiencing Trauma
In this prescient and sensitive volume, Aida Alayarian looks at how psychoanalysis in group settings can benefit refugees who have experienced trauma, with an express focus on transference and... (more)
The Tripartite Matrix in the Developing Theory and Expanding Practice of Group Analysis: The Social Unconscious in Persons, Groups and Societies: Volume 4
The Tripartite Matrix in the Developing Theory and Expanding Practice of Group Analysis explores the social unconscious in persons, groups and societies in terms of the "un-acknowledged" restraints... (more)
Group Radical Openness: An Intervention for Overcontrol
This innovative book introduces Group Radical Openness (GRO), a group treatment for individuals who struggle with costly and harmful overcontrol.
The book opens with the background and evolution... (more)
Creative Activities for Group Therapy: Second Edition
The second edition of Creative Activities for Group Therapy focuses on evidence-based alternatives for verbal expression in group therapy, which provides group leaders with innovative inspirational... (more)
The Ecosystem of Group Relations: Culture, Gender and Identity in Groups and Organizations
The unconscious dynamics that surface in groups when authority is exercised are of paramount importance in Group Relations Conferences; this volume addresses these considerations through research... (more)
Group Therapy for High-Conflict Divorce: A Workbook for the 'No Kids in the Middle' Intervention Programme
Group Therapy for High-Conflict Divorce: A Workbook for the 'No Kids in the Middle' Intervention Programme is an essential resource for reframing the divorce process to centre the child.
This... (more)
Group Psychodrama for Dementia, Old Age, and Loneliness: Trusting the Process
Group Psychodrama for Dementia, Old Age, and Loneliness offers a fresh approach for professionals working with older individuals by employing new and exciting custom methodologies in psychodrama,... (more)
Group Analytic Therapists at Work: Everyday Group Analysis
Group Analytic Therapists at Work is an accessible introduction to the experience of being in group analytic psychotherapy from a wide range of perspectives.
Written by members of the Group... (more)
Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy in Groups
The leading guide to group-based cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) has now been significantly revised with 70% new material, reflecting over 15 years of research and clinical advances. Too often,... (more)