Individual Psychotherapy Books
LGBTQ Clients in Therapy - Clinical Issues and Treatment Strategies
A therapist who treats LGBTQ clients often must be more than gay friendly. Gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender clients have specific needs that require their own knowledge base. This book offers... (more)
The Upside of Shame: Therapeutic Interventions Using the Positive Aspects of a Negative Emotion
There is much more to shame than its reputation as a negative emotional state. This clinical book delves into the role of shame in many complex issues such as personality disorders, anxiety,... (more)
Quickies: The Handbook of Brief Sex Therapy
Quickies demonstrates that the best sex therapy is often the briefest, presenting readers with a refreshing array of time-efficient, client-focused approaches to sexual problems. The third edition... (more)
The Gossamer Thread: My Life as a Psychotherapist
This book is a memoir of the author's professional life as a psychologist and psychotherapist. It shows his progression from a hard-nosed behaviour therapist with a strong commitment to science to a... (more)
Supporting Young Transgender Men
There is currently a lack of information available regarding the specific needs of young transgender men, and the barriers that they face. This can lead to professionals having to give generic... (more)
Time Line Therapy and the Basis of Personality
Time Line Therapy and the Basis of Personality is a compelling study of the important elements that make up a person's core personality, and a detailed exploration of - and introduction to - how Time... (more)
Assessing Risk: A Relational Approach
Assessing Risk: A Relational Approach offers the practitioner a novel framework for understanding the complex and subtle issues involved in assessing and managing risks related to violence and sexual... (more)
Therapy With a Coaching Edge: Partnership Action and Possibility in Every Session
Using the skills outlined in this book, clinicians learn to advance the pace of therapy by bringing in a coaching mindset as they ask clients to do and be more. Therapists will learn how to challenge... (more)
Process Facilitation in Psychoanalysis, Psychotherapy and Social Work
Process Facilitation in Psychoanalysis, Psychotherapy and Social Work elaborates a differential theory of therapeutic engagement with full reference not only to psychoanalysis and to psychotherapy... (more)
The Mindful Self-Compassion Workbook: A Proven Way to Accept Yourself Build Inner Strength and Thrive
Self-compassion is a powerful inner resource. More than a thousand research studies show the benefits of being a supportive friend to yourself, especially in times of need. This science-based... (more)
Strengths-based Therapy: Distinctive Features
Strengths-Based Therapy: Distinctive Featuresoffers an introduction to what is distinctive about this innovative client-directed approach. Written by two experienced practitioners of strengths-based... (more)
Re-Visioning Person-Centred Therapy: Theory and Practice of a Radical Paradigm
By exploring various ways to assimilate recent progressive developments and to renew its vital links with its radical roots, Re-visioning Person-Centred Therapy: Theory and Practice of a Radical... (more)
Latina Psychologists: Thriving in the Cultural Borderlands
In this book, twelve eminent Latina psychologists illustrate how they practice gender- and culture-sensitive psychotherapy, counseling, research, pedagogy, social justice, and mentoring. They share... (more)
Brief Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Suicide Prevention
An innovative treatment approach with a strong empirical evidence base, brief cognitive-behavioral therapy for suicide prevention (BCBT) is presented in step-by-step detail in this authoritative... (more)
Very Brief Therapeutic Conversations
In Very Brief Therapeutic Conversations, Windy Dryden demonstrates the therapeutic value of very brief interventions in counselling, psychotherapy and coaching, using a wide range of techniques and... (more)
Cognitive Behavioral Art Therapy: From Behaviorism to the Third Wave
Cognitive Behavioral Art Therapy explores the intersection of art therapy practices and principles within cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) theories and models. This timely new resource examines CBT... (more)
Abolishing the Concept of Mental Illness: Rethinking the Nature of Our Woes
In Abolishing the Concept of Mental Illness: Rethinking the Nature of Our Woes, Richard Hallam takes aim at the very concept of mental illness, and explores new ways of thinking about and responding... (more)
Flexibility-Based Cognitive Behaviour Therapy: Insights from Forty Years of Practice
In this book, Windy Dryden brings together the four major strands that have shaped his idiosyncratic approach to clinical practice - (i) Cognitive Behaviour Therapy; (ii) flexibility in practice;... (more)
Art Therapy and Psychology: A Clinical Guide
This book offers a thorough and well-rounded clinical guide to utilising the depth of the unconsciousness through art when working with clients in psychotherapy. As a psychologist and art therapist,... (more)
Minding Emotions: Cultivating Mentalization in Psychotherapy
Mentalization--the effort to make sense of our own and others' actions, behavior, and internal states--is something we all do. And it is a capacity that all psychotherapies aim to improve: the better... (more)
Rewriting the Rules: An Anti Self-Help Guide to Love, Sex and Relationships
We live in a time of uncertainty about relationships. We search for The One but find ourselves staying single because nobody measures up. We long for a happily-ever-after but break-up after break-up... (more)
From Dualism to Oneness in Psychoanalysis: A Zen Perspective on the Mind-Body Question
From Dualism to Oneness in Psychoanalysis: A Zen Perspective on the Mind-Body Question focuses on the shift in psychoanalytic thought, from a view of mind-body dualism to a contemporary non-dualistic... (more)
Mindfulness-Oriented Interventions for Trauma: Integrating Contemplative Practices
Grounded in research and accumulated clinical wisdom, this book describes a range of ways to integrate mindfulness and other contemplative practices into clinical work with trauma survivors. The... (more)
Experiencing Schema Therapy from the Inside Out: A Self-Practice/Self-Reflection Workbook for Therapists
This unique resource helps therapists build their skills in schema therapy (ST) by applying ST techniques to themselves and reflecting on the experience. Designed for use by individuals or groups,... (more)
Treating Sleep Problems: A Transdiagnostic Approach
This practical manual presents an innovative modular treatment for adults and adolescents with a wide range of sleep and circadian rhythm problems, such as insomnia, daytime sleepiness, poor sleep... (more)
Business Basics for Private Practice: A Guide for Mental Health Professionals
Business Basics for Private Practice provides a step-by-step guide to developing a successful practice from initial conceptualization and business plan to future growth for the true entrepreneur. Dr.... (more)
Humane Helping: Focusing Less on Disorders and More on Life's Challenges
Humane Helping is a comprehensive, practical guide that helps clinicians shift their practice from the mental disorder-and-chemical fix and expert-talk models to a more humane, helpful model that... (more)
Helping the Suicidal Person: Tips and Techniques for Professionals
Helping the Suicidal Person provides a highly practical toolbox for mental health professionals. The book first covers the need for professionals to examine their own personal experiences and fears... (more)
Introduction to Countertransference in Therapeutic Practice: A Myriad of Mirrors
While transference has been fully described in the literature, countertransference has been viewed as its ugly sibling, and hence there are still not as many reflective accounts or guidance for... (more)