Individual Psychotherapy Books
Philosophy's Role in Counseling and Psychotherapy
In Philosophy's Role in Counseling and Psychotherapy, Peter Raabe argues that philosophy is an effective method in treating mental illness. Calling for a paradigm shift away from the standard belief... (more)
Choosing Therapy: A Guide to Getting What You Need
Like any decision that we make in life, making the choice to seek therapy involves mastering a large body of knowledge, sifting through the thousands of therapists in the field and finding the right... (more)
Winter Blues Survival Guide: A Workbook for Overcoming SAD
Using the engaging tools in this skillfully crafted workbook, sufferers of seasonal affective disorder (SAD) can create their own blueprint for greater well-being all year long. Simple checklists,... (more)
Cultural Psychotherapy: Theory, Methods, and Practice
Written by a leading expert in the field of culturally competent psychotherapeutic practice, this book presents an integrated psychotherapeutic framework designed to help students and practitioners... (more)
Out of the Blue: Six Non-Medication Ways to Relieve Depression
Depression is one of the most common issues that people bring to therapy. It is also a mental health condition with several well-known and readily available medications to treat it. That said, every... (more)
Anxiety and Depression: Effective Treatment of the Big Two Co-Occurring Disorders
Anxiety and depression are two of the most common complaints in therapy, and its not unusual for clients to suffer from both simultaneously. But spotting the co-occurrence is not easy. When one... (more)
Awakening Clinical Intuition: An Experiential Workbook for Psychotherapists
When immersed in therapy with a patient, clinicians are guided not only by conscious, explicit dialogues and intellectual investigation, but also by natural flows of emotion, energy, and body-based... (more)
The Therapist's Treasure Chest: Solution-oriented Tips and Tricks for Everyday
A trove of ready-to-use, solution-focused therapy techniques for work with children, adults, and families on commonly encountered problems, The Therapist's Treasure Chest is an easy-to-navigate... (more)
Healing Power of Writing: A Therapist's Guide to Using Journaling with Clients
Writing is a powerful tool for psychological healing. Therapeutic journaling is any type of writing or related expressive process used for the purpose of psychological healing or growth. It includes... (more)
Therapy Talk: Conversation Analysis in Practice
Therapy Talk aims to help those who apply 'the talking cure' become better at their jobs by enabling them to understand how their verbal responses may channel the conversation partner into a... (more)
Trauma and the Therapeutic Relationship: Approaches to Process and Practice
Research shows that the therapeutic relationship can offer a catalyst for healing, helping traumatized clients to make sense of and re-build their lives. This book provides practitioners with expert... (more)
Treatment for Hoarding Disorder: Therapist Guide: Second Edition
The relationship people have with their possessions ranges from purely utilitarian to intensely emotional. For most people, their personal possessions provide them with a sense of security, comfort,... (more)
Doing Practice-Based Research in Therapy: A Reflexive Approach
Learning how to use critical self-reflection creatively when practising therapy is an important component of training. This level of self-awareness is, however, often neglected in research, despite... (more)
Introducing Psychopathology
Introducing Psychopathology is an essential course companion for counselling, psychotherapy and counselling psychology trainees. It explains how to describe and diagnose client problems in clear,... (more)
Therapy for Eating Disorders: Theory, Research and Practice: Third Edition
Affecting millions of people every year with devastating consequences, Anorexia, Bulimia and Binge Eating disorders are becoming more and more prevalent in today's fast paced, high pressured society.... (more)
Common Presenting Issues in Psychotherapeutic Practice
Learning how to work effectively with a broad range of clients and their presenting issues is a vital part of a career as a therapist, but engaging with the often conflicting worlds of descriptive... (more)
The Handbook of Individual Therapy: Sixth Edition
This classic text has helped over 50,000 students wishing to understand the key counselling and psychotherapy approaches. This sixth edition is the most comprehensive update since it was first... (more)
Getting the Best Out of Supervision in Counselling and Psychotherapy: A Guide for the Supervisee
Supervision is an essential part of counselling training and ensuring you know exactly how to get the very most out of supervision is important, whatever their level of study. Exploring how to begin,... (more)
Sexuality and Gender for Mental Health Professionals: A Practical Guide
Questions of sexuality and gender affect everyone and therefore have an inevitable relevance in the consulting room. Yet with interpretations and manifestations of both varying greatly from person to... (more)
Psychodynamic Psychotherapy with Transactional Analysis: Theory and Narration of a Living Experience
The main values and principles of Transactional Analysis, in its original psychodynamic matrix, become a concrete experience in this book thanks to the accurate description of the daily practice of a... (more)
Cradling the Chrysalis: Teaching and Learning Psychotherapy: Revised Edition
This book addresses the ethical and philosophical basis for the teaching/learning involved in becoming a psychotherapist. How can training prepare prospective psychotherapists, counsellors, and... (more)
Women Voicing Resistance: Discursive and Narrative Explorations
Feminist scholars have demonstrated how 'dominant discourses' and 'master narratives' frequently reflect patriarchal influence, thereby distorting and depoliticizing women's storying of their own... (more)
Diagnosis Made Easier: Principles and Techniques for Mental Health Clinicians: Second Edition
This popular practitioner guide and course text takes the reader step by step through diagnostic decision making in mental health. Acclaimed for both the clarity of his writing and his clinical... (more)
Clinicians in Court: A Guide to Subpoenas, Depositions, Testifying, and Everything Else You Need to Know: Second Edition
Interacting with the legal system can be stressful and intimidating for mental health professionals. This trusted book provides user-friendly strategies to help clinicians prepare for testimony in... (more)
Mindfulness for Therapists: Practice for the Heart
In order to help clients use mindfulness practices in their own lives, therapists need to have more than just an intellectual understanding of the field. Mindfulness for Therapists helps therapists... (more)
Barriers to Loving: A Clinician's Perspective
Barriers to Loving is an intriguing exploration of the role of sexual love over the course of life. Beginning with the mental health professions' avoidance of the topic, Levine proposes a compendium... (more)
Self Research: The Intersection of Therapy and Research
'Self research' is both a therapeutic and a research endeavour that enables the subject of the research to interpret and validate their own data. In Self Research, Ian Law outlines and draws together... (more)
Therapeutic Communication: Knowing What to Say When: Second Edition
A uniquely practical guide and widely adopted text, this book shows precisely what therapists can say at key moments to enhance the process of healing and change. Paul Wachtel explains why some... (more)
What You Really Need to Know About Counselling and Psychotherapy Training: An Essential Guide
Becoming a counsellor or psychotherapist is a transformative and life-changing experience. Some trainees manage this process well, while others struggle to come to terms with the personal impact of... (more)
Cyclical Psychodynamics and the Contextual Self: The Inner World, the Intimate World, and the World of Society and Culture
Paul Wachtel is widely regarded as the leading advocate for integrative thinking in personality theory and the theory and practice of psychotherapy. He is a contributor to cutting edge thought in the... (more)