Individual Psychotherapy Books
Meaning-Fullness: Developmental Psychotherapy and the Pursuit of Mental Health
With a Foreword by Nancy McWilliams
The purpose of Meaning-Fullness: Developmental Psychotherapy and the Pursuit of Mental Health is to show why current mental health practices are falling short... (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)
A Clinical Guide to Psychodynamic Psychotherapy
A Clinical Guide to Psychodynamic Psychotherapy serves as an accessible and applied introduction to psychodynamic psychotherapy.
The book is a resource for psychodynamic psychotherapy that gives... (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)
The Evolution of Relational Paradigms in Transactional Analysis: What's the Relationship Got to Do With It?
In this fascinating and robust volume, the editors have compiled a collection of articles that provides an account of their individual theoretical journeys as they trace the evolution of relational... (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)
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)
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)
Human Nature and Suffering: Classic Edition
Human Nature and Suffering is a profound comment on the human condition, from the perspective of evolutionary psychology. Paul Gilbert explores the implications of humans as evolved social animals,... (more)
Maximizing Effectiveness in Dynamic Psychotherapy
The best therapists embody the changes they attempt to facilitate in their patients. In other words, they practice what they preach and are an authentic and engaged, as well as highly skilled,... (more)
Out of This World: Suicide Examined
This book is intended for anyone with either an interest in suicide or suicidal behaviour. It is not aimed solely at the professional psychotherapist but at a broad range of professionals who... (more)
Psychodynamic Treatment of Depression: Second Edition
Psychodynamic Treatment of Depression addresses the use of psychodynamic psychotherapy, both alone and in combination with cognitive-behavioral, interpersonal, and medication treatments, as a method... (more)
The Power of Inner Pictures: How Imagination Can Maintain Physical and Mental Health
This book is about inner pictures and how we can access and change these pictures through our imagination. It is written not only for specialists in the field of psychotherapy and coaching, but also... (more)
Feeling Lonesome: The Philosophy and Psychology of Loneliness
Loneliness is much more than just feeling sad or isolated. It is the ultimate ground source of unhappiness - the underlying reality of all negative human behavior that manifests as anxiety,... (more)
Somatic Experience in Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy: In the Expressive Language of the Living
The body, of both the patient and the analyst, is increasingly a focus of attention in contemporary psychoanalytic theory and practice, especially from a relational perspective. There is a renewed... (more)