Group Psychotherapy Books

Group Therapy for Psychoses

Edited by Ivan Urlic, Manuel Gonzalez De Chavez

Group therapy for patients with psychotic experiences is one of the least known of the group therapies; it is also one of the most diverse. This collection presents a range of methods, models and... (more)

The Theory and Practice of Balint Group Work: Analyzing Professional Relationships

by Heide Otten

Michael Balint's work grew out of a desire to analyze the doctor-patient relationship and improve diagnosis and treatment, and is now known and implemented internationally. In The Theory and Practice... (more)

New Directions in Gestalt Group Therapy: Relational Ground, Authentic Self

by Peter Hays Cole, Daisy Anne Reese

Gestalt therapists often work with groups. Group therapists from a variety of theoretical orientations frequently incorporate insights and methodology from gestalt therapy. New Directions in Gestalt... (more)

Essentials of Group Therapy

Edited by Virginia A. Brabender, Andrew Smolar

Group therapy is an increasingly popular treatment modality for a variety of disorders and client populations. Essentials of Group Therapy provides both professionals and students with a clear... (more)

Adlerian Group Counseling and Therapy, Step-by-step

by Manford A. Sonstegard, James R. Bitter

A distillation of some of the most significant ideas pertaining to the group work of Alfred Adler and Rudolf Dreikurs, this text illustrates the development of a group from its formation to its final... (more)

Group Psychotherapy and Addiction

Edited by Bill Reading, Martin Weegmann

This important collection is written by many well-known experts, several renowned on the international stage, with perspectives from the UK, USA and Scandinavia. They share their extensive... (more)

Art Therapy for Groups: A Handbook of Themes, Games and Exercises: Second Edition

by Marian Liebmann

Contents: Part 1: Art Therapy Groups. Art Therapy and Groupwork. Running a Group. Recording, Evaluation and Evidence-based Practice. Learning from Problems in Groups. An Example in Detail: The... (more)

Using Focus Groups in Research

by Lia Litoselliti

Focus Groups are often under-used as a valuable tool for research. This practical and extremely well-written guide offers advice on: * planning and organising focus groups * what types... (more)

Group Spirituality: A Workshop Approach

by Roger Grainger

Group Spirituality's approach to spirituality from a workshop focus, successfully attempts to embody spirituality and provide a framework for consciously examining and integrating spirituality within... (more)

Traumatic Experience in the Unconscious Life of Groups: The Fourth Basic Assumption: Incohesion: Aggregation/Massification or (ba) I:A/M

by Earl Hopper

With full respect for the constraints of the social unconscious, Earl Hopper applies his theory of Incohesion to the treatment of difficult patients in group analysis. The personification of... (more)

The Group Therapy of Substance Abuse

Edited by David W. Brook, Henry I. Spitz

Gain a practical perspective on group therapy as a treatment for addiction! As more and more researchers and clinicians recognize group therapy as the primary psychosocial intervention in the... (more)

The Group as an Object of Desire: Exploring Sexuality in Group Therapy

by Morris Nitsun

Why do people find it so difficult to talk openly about sex? In this original and ground-breaking book, Morris Nitsun argues that desire and sexuality are key components of human experience that have... (more)

A Life Well Lived: Maxwell Jones - A Memoir

by Dennie Briggs

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The Social Unconscious: Selected Papers

by Earl Hopper

The social unconscious and its manifestations in group analysis are the focus of this important new book of Earl Hopper's selected papers. (more)

Introduction to Group Therapy: A Practical and Balanced Guide to Effective Group Therapy

by Virginia Brabender

In this up-to-date text, Dr. Virginia Brabender provides balanced coverage of the major treatment approaches and provides a solid background of both why and how effective group therapy is practiced. (more)

Race, Colour and the Processes of Racialization: New Perspectives from Group analysis, Psychoanalysis and Sociology

by Farhad Dalal

Is racial conflict determined by biology or society?

So many conflicts appear to be caused by racial and ethnic differences; for example, the cities of Britain and America are regularly affected... (more)

Music Therapy and Group Work: Sound Company

Edited by Alison Davies, Eleanor Richards

Group music therapy has been widely practised for many years, especially within institutional settings, and features substantially in training, yet there has been no publication devoted to the... (more)

Dreams in Group Psychotherapy: Theory and Technique

Edited by Claudio Neri, Malcolm Pines

This state-of-the-art book provides help for therapists encountering a dream told in their group. It covers the major analytic theoretical perspectives and presents a variety of different... (more)

The Psychology of Group Aggression

by Arnold P. Goldstein

This book's comprehensive journey starts with group dynamics theory and research by reviewing its relationship to aggression. The author provides a unique and valuable insight into the different... (more)

Psychodrama, Group Processes and Dreams: Archetypal Images

by Wilma Scategni

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Creative Advances in Groupwork

by Anna Chesner, Herb Hahn

Subjects covered include group therapy and planetary awareness, experiential groups, merging and splitting, social dreaming, playback theatre and sociodrama. (more)

Men in Groups

by Lionel Tiger

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Ending the Cycle of Abuse: Stories of Women Abused as Children and the Group Therapy Techniques That Helped Them Heal

by Philip G Ney, Anna Peters

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Weaving the Cradle: Facilitating Groups to Promote Attunement and Bonding Between Parents, Their Babies and Toddlers

Edited by Monika Celebi

Groups for parents, babies and toddlers, spanning the 1001 critical days from late pregnancy up to age two, are an effective way of supporting expectant and new parents by helping them to become more... (more)

Group Treatment Manual for Persistent Depression: Cognitive Behavioral Analysis System of Psychotherapy (CBASP) Therapist's Guide

by Liliane Sayegh, Jkim Penberthy

This Cognitive Behavioral Analysis System of Psychotherapy (CBASP) Group Manual is a treatment guide for mental health professionals working with persistently depressed individuals. The manual... (more)

Group Work in Schools

Edited by Bradley T. Erford

School counselors are often the only employees in school settings with any formal education in group work, and yet their training is typically a general course on how to run groups. Group Work in... (more)

The Wiley-Blackwell Handbook of Group Psychotherapy

by J.L. Kleinberg

A user-friendly guide of best practice for leading groups in various settings and with different populations, which incorporates the latest developments in today's mental health marketplace. ... (more)

CBT for Hoarding Disorder: A Group Therapy Program

by David Tolin, Blaise Worden

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A Bridge Over Troubled Water: Conflicts and Reconciliation in Groups and Society

Edited by Gila Ofer

This book is a compilation of papers by different authors, among them Vamik Volkan, Robi Friedman, John Schlapobersky, Haim Weinberg, and Michael Bucholz, with a foreword by Earl Hopper and an... (more)

Violence in America: Group Therapists Reflect on Causes and Solutions

Edited by Robert H. Klein, Victor L. Schermer

Violence is a growing problem in American society, and hardly a day goes by that we don't hear about yet another heart-wrenching episode of mass violence. Such events, unfortunately, are only the... (more)