Individual Psychotherapy Books
Invitation to Psychodynamic Psychology
Introduces the basic assumptions and concepts of psychodynamic psychology. Since the term psychodynamic can be applied to a number of diverse schools of thought, the book stresses the commonalities... (more)
An Introduction to Intensive Short-Term Dynamic Psychotherapy: Foundations of Clinical Practice
This book offers a comprehensive introduction to Intensive Short-Term Dynamic Psychotherapy (ISTDP), covering its theoretical foundations, core techniques, and practical applications.
The author... (more)
Treating High-Risk Offenders with Personality Disorder: What Can Work When Prison Doesn’t
Individuals who have personality disorder and commit serious, violent offences present a particular challenge in terms of rehabilitation and risk management. Drawing from the experiences of those... (more)
Practitioner's Guide to the Alternative Model for Personality Disorders
From pioneering scientist-practitioners, this book offers the first comprehensive guide to using the groundbreaking Alternative Model of Personality Disorders (AMPD) in clinical practice. The authors... (more)
Reproductive Trauma: Psychotherapy With Clients Experiencing Infertility and Pregnancy Loss
This second edition gives mental health professionals the tools they need to treat patients who suffer from infertility or pregnancy loss, as well as new guidance for processing their own... (more)
Clinical Psychoanalytic Case Studies with Complex Patients: Watching Experience at Work
Clinical Psychoanalytic Case Studies with Complex Patients is a collection of key case studies that provides a rich resource of information and inspiration for clinicians working psychoanalytically... (more)
Systems Psychodynamics: Theorist and Practitioner Voices from the Field
Through a series of in-depth interviews with Tavistock thinkers across three generations, this volume illustrates the practice and application of the systems psychodynamics paradigm to organisational... (more)
Ecotherapy: A Field Guide
Ecotherapy: A Field Guide presents an extensive review of the field of ecotherapy which unearths a number of ambiguities in the way this therapy is understood and described. The review explores six... (more)
Beyond Empathy: A Therapy of Contact-in-Relationship
Written by leaders in the field of relational integrative psychotherapy, this book offers trainees and experienced therapists a methodology for assisting people in rediscovering their ability to... (more)
Forensic Psychology
Drawing on psychological theory and research, this text outlines the core roles of the forensic psychology profession, providing students with a broad overview of the field and bringing to life the... (more)
Imagination, Creativity and Spirituality in Psychotherapy: Welcome to Wonderland
The aim of this book is to awaken creative desire and expand the imagination of the psychotherapist and, in turn, her patient. Each chapter is meant to surprise the reader and help him see the world... (more)
Dangerous Lunatics: Trauma, Criminality and Forensic Psychotherapy
In the pre-modern era, those who committed serious crimes would invariably be treated with extreme cruelty - often punished, tortured, eviscerated, and executed in the most grisly, sadistic fashion. ... (more)
Psychotherapy for Psychosis: Integrating Cognitive-Behavioral and Psychodynamic Treatment
In this innovative book, master clinician Michael Garrett shows how to weave together cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) and psychodynamic therapy to support the recovery of persons suffering from... (more)
Teaching the Mindful Self-Compassion Program: A Guide for Professionals
This is the authoritative guide to conducting the Mindful Self-Compassion (MSC) program, which provides powerful tools for coping with life challenges and enhancing emotional well-being. MSC... (more)
Mindfulness: Ancient Wisdom Meets Modern Psychology
How does mindfulness promote psychological well-being? What are its core mechanisms? What value do contemplative practices add to approaches that are already effective? From leading meditation... (more)
Psychodynamic Therapy for Personality Pathology: Treating Self and Interpersonal Functioning
Deftly combining contemporary theory with clinical practice, Psychodynamic Therapy for Personality Pathology: Treating Self and Interpersonal Functioning is an invaluable resource for any clinician... (more)
The Affect Theory of Silvan Tomkins for Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy: Recasting the Essentials
The Affect Theory of Silvan Tomkins for Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy explores central issues in current clinical work, using the theories put forward by Silvan Tomkins and presenting them in... (more)
Ghosts in the Human Psyche: The Story of a “Muslim Armenian”
Vamik Volkan examines the impact of past and present historical events, cultural elements, political movements and their mental images on the psyche of individuals. Beginning with the history of the... (more)
Skills in Gestalt Counselling & Psychotherapy
This practical guide to the gestalt approach has successfully introduced thousands of trainee therapists to the essential skills needed in gestalt practice. The authors offer practical guidance on... (more)
In Therapy: The Unfolding Story
In this complete and updated edition of the groundbreaking In Therapy, world-renowned therapist Susie Orbach reveals what really goes on in therapy. Worldwide, increasingly large numbers of people... (more)
Experiencing Compassion-Focused Therapy from the Inside Out
For therapists wishing to build their skills in compassion-focused therapy (CFT), this powerful workbook presents a unique evidence-based training approach. Self-practice/self-reflection (SP/SR)... (more)
The Present Moment in Psychotherapy and Everyday Life
Beginning with the claim that we are all psychologically alive only in the now, this book invites readers to reconsider their day-to-day experiences. Stern shows how certain moments of shared... (more)
Twelve Months to Your Ideal Private Practice
This book is a year-long, progressive practice-building program offering therapists an abundance of information, ideas, and strategies for working successfully in private practice. It provides a... (more)
Treating The Self: Elements of Clinical Self Psychology
Now available in paper for the first time, this classic text is about how an analyst analyzes. Rooted in the theory of psychoanalytic self psychology as put forth by Heinz Kohut and his colleagues,... (more)
Object Relations and Integrative Psychotherapy: Tradition and Innovation in Theory and Practice
This study explores how an object relations-integrative perspective may combine in-depth psychodynamic principles and theories with the flexibility afforded by an integrative framework. Object... (more)
Becoming Myself: A Psychiatrist's Memoir
'I was born in Washington, DC, June 13, 1931, of parents who immigrated from Russia shortly after the first world war. Home was the inner city of Washington - a small apartment atop my parents'... (more)
Long-Term Psychodynamic Psychotherapy: A Basic Text: Third Edition
Because it provides clear instruction for getting started in the practice of psychodynamic psychotherapy, this book has found a grateful audience of psychiatric residents and other mental health... (more)
Skills in Psychodynamic Counselling and Psychotherapy: Third Edition
This is a step-by-step guide to the key skills and techniques of the psychodynamic approach used at each stage of the therapeutic process.
Updated in a third edition, the book includes the... (more)
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy: The Process and Practice of Mindful Change: Second Edition
Since the original publication of this seminal work, acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) has come into its own as a widely practiced approach to helping people change. This book provides the... (more)