Individual Psychotherapy Books
Judaic Spiritual Psychotherapy
Judaic Spiritual Psychotherapy is in the contemporary mode of utilizing the profound insights present in spiritual literature for psychotherapeutic use. Jewish spiritual writings are a rich source... (more)
A Guide to Psychotherapy
This book is about a personal journey, an adventure that has the potential to change one's entire outlook. It is an introduction to psychotherapy that provides clear and direct answers to commonly... (more)
Working with Fathers: From Knowledge to Therapeutic Practice
This is the first book to provide a comprehensive guide to working with fathers therapeutically. It looks at the issues that therapy raises for men and how this work can affect the wider family. It... (more)
Social Approaches to Mental Distress
This new title sets out the values, theoretical understandings, research base, and practice which underpin a social approach to mental health practice. Exploring therapeutic approaches and recovery... (more)
Setting Up in Independent Practice: A Handbook for Therapy and Psychology Practitioners
This compact guide offers the trainee and beginning practitioner all the hands-on advice and support they could wish for in successfully planning, setting up and running their own practice. Written... (more)
Exploring Therapy, Spirituality and Healing
Spirituality and healing are controversial issues in counselling and psychotherapy. This cutting edge text discusses the philosophical, practical and ethical issues involved in counselling and... (more)
Pluralistic Counselling and Psychotherapy
Mick Cooper and John McLeod pioneer a major new framework for counselling theory, practice and research - the 'pluralistic' approach. This model breaks away from the orientation-specific way in which... (more)
Introduction to Feminist Therapy: Strategies for Social and Individual Change
Focuses on the practical application of feminist theory to clinical experience. Whereas other books in the area tend to focus on specific clinical issues encountered by women (such as sexual abuse or... (more)
Case Study Research in Counselling and Psychotherapy
Case-based knowledge forms an essential element of the evidence base for counselling and psychotherapy practice. This book provides the reader with a unique introduction to the conceptual and... (more)
Anti-Discriminatory Practice in Counselling and Psychotherapy
A ground-breaking text which identifies the ease with which individuals can be disadvantaged merely on the basis of their gender, race, culture, age, sexuality or ability. Examining these and other... (more)
In, Against and Beyond Therapy: Critical Essays Towards a Post-Professional Era
Explores some of the political, psychological and spiritual territory of working with the human condition. Collects together a series of devastating critiques examining the arguments around... (more)
Voices of Experience: Narratives of Mental Health Survivors
Voices of Experience contains a wide range of stories written by mental health survivors. The narratives illustrate how survivors have developed self-management techniques and strategies for living... (more)
The Therapeutic Alliance: An Evidence-Based Guide to Practice
This state-of-the-art book presents research-based practice guidelines that clinicians of any orientation can use to optimize the therapeutic alliance. Leading proponents of the major... (more)
Religion That Heals, Religion That Harms: A Guide for Clinical Practice
From James L. Griffith, well known for his work on harnessing the healing potential of religion and spirituality, this book helps clinicians to intervene effectively in situations where religion is... (more)
Sex in Psychotherapy: Sexuality, Passion, Love, and Desire in the Therapeutic Encounter
Sex in Psychotherapy takes a psychodynamic approach to understanding recent technological and theoretical shifts in the field of psychotherapy. Lawrence Hedges provides an expert overview and... (more)
Mental Health Ethics: The Human Context
All human behaviour is, ultimately, a moral undertaking, in which each situation must be considered on its own merits. As a result ethical conduct is complex. Despite the proliferation of Codes of... (more)
Integrative Therapy: 100 Key Points and Techniques
Integrative Therapy is a unifying approach that brings together physiological, affective, cognitive, contextual and behavioural systems, creating a multi-dimensional relational framework that can be... (more)
The First Year and the Rest of Your Life: Movement, Development, and Psychotherapeutic Change
The movement repertoire that develops in the first year of life is a language in itself and conveys desires, intentions, and emotions. This early life in motion serves as the roots of ongoing... (more)
Encouragement Makes Good Things Happen
This book is an English translation of the bestselling German book Mut Tut Gut (literally "Courage Does Well"), which is now in its 16th printing. It describes a courageous and encouraging style of... (more)
Duped: Lies and Deception in Psychotherapy
In this book, Jeffrey Kottler and Jon Carlson turn their well-polished therapy microscopes onto the subjects of lying, falsehood, deceit, and the loss of trust in the counseling room. What do clients... (more)
Counting Our Losses: Reflecting on Change, Loss, and Transition in Everyday Life
This text is intended to be a resource for clinicians who work with clients dealing with non-death and ambiguous losses (those that are not the result of a death, but of events that are difficult to... (more)
Ageing and Older Adult Mental Health: Issues and Implications for Practice
This book examines the issues and implications that mental health professionals face when dealing with ageing and older adults. The book explores the area of ageing and focuses on the biological,... (more)
Depression and the Soul: A Guide to Spiritually Integrated Treatment
Proves the old adage that the best physician is also a philosopher. This book takes the readers through a consideration of how the existential struggles of depressed individuals engage their... (more)
Psychotherapy with Older Men
Growing older can be a time of great joy and satisfaction for men as they look back on their accomplishments and gain more free time, but it can also be a challenging and distressing experience,... (more)
Expressions of Drunkenness (Four Hundred Rabbits)
The goal of this book is to contribute to ongoing scholarly discussion on the very serious topic of drunkenness. The phrase 'four hundred rabbits' is one of many illustrations of the deep cultural,... (more)
Mindfulness and the Therapeutic Relationship
A number of books have explored the ways psychotherapy clients can benefit from learning and practicing mindfulness. This is the first volume to focus specifically on how mindfulness can deepen the... (more)
Psychotherapy After Brain Injury: Principles and Techniques
This book presents hands-on tools for addressing the multiple ways that brain injury can affect psychological functioning and well-being. (more)
The Fertile Body Method: A Practitioner's Manual: The Applications of Hypnosis and Other Mind-body Approaches for Fertility
The Fertile Body Method is a complete guide to working with fertility and related issues using hypnosis and other mind-body approaches. It offers in-depth information about infertility and its... (more)
Therapy To-go: Gourmet Fast Food Handouts for Working with Adult Clients
This convenient collection of handouts provides a wide range of ready-made activities for all kinds of therapists working on a professional level with adult clients. The activities within this book... (more)
Meditation and Yoga in Psychotherapy: Techniques for Clinical Practice
Consistent with the positive psychology movement, meditative yoga practice puts people on a positive path to actualize change. This timely and unique book provides practical tools for integrating... (more)