Individual Psychotherapy Books
The Psychology of Demonization: Promoting Acceptance and Reducing Conflict
Throughout human history, the relationships of individuals and groups have been disrupted by what the authors sum up as "demonization," the attribution of basic destructive qualities to the other or... (more)
Mastery of Your Anxiety and Worry: Client Workbook: Second Edition
Incorporates procedures to help clients learn to monitor their anxiety, gain control, and initiate change through cognitive restructuring and progressive muscle relaxation. This thirteen-session... (more)
The Fear of Contamination: Assessment and Treatment
Deals with the topic of the fear of contamination. This book starts by defining the disorder, before considering the various manifestations of this fear, examining both mental contamination and... (more)
The Healer's Bent: Solitude and Dialogue in the Clinical Encounter
Thematically integrating published and unpublished papers, and containing three chapters of autobiographical reflection, this book aims to make the author's distinct approach to clinical theory and... (more)
A Short Introduction to Psychotherapy
An accessible guide to the field for those embarking on training or simply interested in finding out more about psychotherapy, this book maps the development and dimensions of contemporary practice.... (more)
Staying Well After Psychosis: A Cognitive Interpersonal Approach to Recovery and Relapse Prevention
Relapse rates are high in people who experience psychosis, with serious personal, family, social and financial costs. While interest in the psychological treatment is growing, there has been no book,... (more)
Zen and Psychotherapy: Integrating Traditional and Nontraditional Approaches
Presenting a dialog on the "science" and the "art" sides of the art-science debate, this book includes suggestions for achieving a balance between these two poles of the helping and healing process. (more)
Comparative Psychotherapy: An Experimental Analysis
Details a comparative study under controlled conditions of the three major schools of psychotherapy: client-centered therapy, behavioral or systematic desensitization therapy, and rational-emotive... (more)
About a Body: Working with the Embodied Mind in Psychotherapy
How does our body reveal us to ourselves? The body can inform the work we do in mental health. This unique collection invites the reader to consider the way we think about the embodied mind, and how... (more)
A Discourse with Our Genes: The Psychosocial and Cultural Genomics of Therapeutic Hypnosis and Psychotherapy
Gathering essential concepts from biology, medicine, neuroscience, and psychology, Ernest Rossi has forged a revolutionary new paradigm that encompasses mind, body, and spirit. An applied philosophy,... (more)
Confluence: The Selected Papers of Jeffrey K. Zeig: Volume 1
A collection of some of the author's most pivotal contributions to psychotherapy together in a new volume that will be of interest to students and colleagues alike. And as the title implies, this... (more)
Empirical Research on Logotherapy and Meaning-Oriented Psychotherapy: An Annotated Bibliography
An ambitious project, this book offers an organized, comprehensive, and invaluable compilation of relevant research material regarding meaning in life - the central axis of logotherapy. A relevant... (more)
Psychosomatic Health: The Body and the Word
An exploration of the relationship between physical and psychological wellbeing. It draws on postmodern and narrative theory to consider the psychosomatic processes which underpin and enhance health.... (more)
Emotion Rituals: A Resource for Therapists and Clients
Cognitive behavior therapy does not typically include the use of emotion in its treatment protocols. This work addresses this omission with a discussion of the interplay between thoughts and emotions... (more)
Comprehensive Handbook of Psychotherapy: Four Volume Set
The first comprehensive reference for the major theoretical modalities of psychotherapy provides thorough coverage of the major therapeutic treatment styles. A practical, hands-on reference for... (more)
The Supervisory Alliance: Facilitating the Psychotherapist's Learning Experience
This work presents thinking on supervision issues like creating an optimal learning environment, establishing a safe space, developing an atmosphere of reflectivity, attuning oneself to the emotional... (more)
The Art of Co-therapy: How Therapists Work Together
This text represents the first examination of both the theory and practice of co-therapy. It explores in depth the co-therapy relationship, its creation, and the potential therapeutic value of its... (more)
100 Questions and Answers About Anxiety
This book provides a simple, straightforward explanation of a rather complex area in mental health and describes and explains the phenomenon of anxiety in a way that will appeal to both experts in... (more)
Personality Disordered Patients: Treatable and Untreatable
Determining the amenability of personality disorders to psychotherapy - a patient's capacity to benefit from verbal approaches to treatment - is important in helping clinicians determine the... (more)
What Works for Whom? A Critical Review of Psychotherapy Research: Second Edition
Meeting the growing demand for resources on evidence-based practice, this acclaimed work has now been fully revised and expanded with the latest treatment data. Like its predecessor, the second... (more)
A Casebook of Cognitive Behaviour Therapy for Command Hallucinations: A Social Rank Theory Approach
Command hallucinations are a particularly distressing and sometimes dangerous type of hallucination about which relatively little is known. This book provides a practical summary of the first... (more)
Integrating Traditional Healing Practices into Counseling and Psychotherapy
Traditional Healing Practices into Counseling and Psychotherapy seeks to define, redefine and identify indigenous and traditional healing in the context of North American and Western European health... (more)
Difference: An Avoided Topic in Practice
Difference is a complex and often disturbing issue. The purpose of this book is to encourage a culture of open enquiry into an emotionally charged subject which, the editors argue, has been largely... (more)
The Politics of Psychotherapy: New Perspectives
How to 'place' political issues in therapy is highly controversial. For example, whether political themes should be interpreted psychologically in the consulting room, or respected as valid in their... (more)
Cutting it Out: A Journey Through Psychotherapy and Self-Harm
Cutting it Out is a largely autobiographical account of a young woman's battle with self-harm. Carolyn's story documents her own challenging journey, offering unique insights into her feelings about... (more)
The Overweight Patient: A Psychological Approach to Understanding and Working with Obesity
This practical guide approaches obesity and overeating from a psychological perspective, and offers sensitive methods to increase patients sense of self-worth, self-knowledge, and motivation to lose... (more)
