Individual Psychotherapy Books
A Violent God-image: An Introduction to the Work of Eugen Drewermann
At the heart of Drewermann's non-violent interpretation of key Christian beliefs is his analysis of a violent image of God that characterizes traditional interpretations of sin and the cross. It is... (more)
Psychotherapy of Personality Disorders: Metacognition, States of Mind and Interpersonal Cycles
An accurate description of the problems associated with personality disorders can lead to psychotherapists providing better treatment for their patients, alleviating some of the difficulties... (more)
The Purpose of Counselling and Psychotherapy
Michael Bennett argues that the theory and practice of these fields have failed to live up to their therapeutic and social/political promise. An increased concern with professionalization and other... (more)
The Art and Science of Psychotherapy
Psychotherapy, like most other areas of health care, is a synthesis of scientific technique and artistic expression. In recognition of these two basic skill sets within the field, the editors have... (more)
Personality and Psychotherapy: Treating the Whole Person
This innovative book provides a framework for using recent advances in personality science to inform and enrich psychotherapy. The author demonstrates how multidimensional assessment within the... (more)
Change 101: A Practical Guide to Creating Change in Life or Therapy
Drawing on thirty years of clinical experience, Bill O'Hanlon - one of psychotherapy's most innovative practitioners and teachers examines this simple yet often elusive aspect of successful therapy:... (more)
Maps of Narrative Practice
Narrative therapy is one of the most commonly practised forms of therapy. In the first major book from this leader in the field, each chapter provides an overview of a main area of narrative therapy... (more)
Strategic Interventions for People in Crisis, Trauma and Disaster
"Strategic Interventions for People in Crisis, Trauma and Disasters" enable therapists to walk into potentially explosive situations with a thorough understanding of the interactional dynamics and a... (more)
Impact Techniques for Therapists
Impact Therapy, developed by Ed Jacobs in 1992, is a form of counseling that uses multisensory techniques and tools in order to integrate therapist-client exchanges on not only a verbal but also... (more)
CBT for Occupational Stress in Health Professionals: Introducing a Schema-Focused Approach
The costs of occupational stress in terms of sickness absence, ill-health-related retirement, litigation and lost productivity are increasing, putting strain on economies across the world. The fact... (more)
Dynamic Psychotherapy Explained: Second Edition
A comprehensive overview of Dynamic Psychotherapy. This book explains the links between psychotherapy and other psychiatric treatments, and between neurobiology and psychology. It spells out the... (more)
Treating Victims of Mass Disaster and Terrorism
The mental health effects of disasters and terror events can be severe, and are most effectively characterized as differing stress reactions with psychological consequences. Empirical studies show... (more)
From Morality to Mental Health: Virtue and Vice in a Therapeutic Culture
In this wide-ranging, accessible book, Mike W. Martin asks: are we replacing morality with therapy, in potentially confused and dangerous ways, or are we creatively integrating morality and mental... (more)
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)
