Individual Psychotherapy Books
On Becoming a Racially Sensitive Therapist: Race and Clinical Practice
Claims of color blindness and the insistence that all clients are essentially the same have contributed to a dearth of knowledge and understanding regarding the delivery of racially sensitive... (more)
Affairs: True Stories of Love, Lies, Hope and Desire
Psychotherapist Juliet Rosenfeld shares the secrets, lies and motivations behind real affairs, through the lens of five very different true stories.
We meet the man who left his wife in the... (more)
The Evidence for Psychodynamic Psychotherapy: A Contemporary Introduction
This book delivers a concise yet comprehensive introduction to the evidence for psychodynamic psychotherapy through explanations of research organized around therapy processes relevant to practicing... (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)
The Art of Holding in Therapy: An Essential Intervention for Postpartum Depression and Anxiety
Written by a pioneer in the field, this second edition provides updated skill-building tools and a more developed, comprehensive understanding of how therapists can use the holding approach when... (more)
Mentalization-Based Treatment for Pathological Narcissism: A Handbook
Despite the growing cultural and empirical interest in narcissism and narcissistic personality disorder, therapists often feel confused and overwhelmed about how to help patients struggling with... (more)
Telling the Truth: The Therapist’s Dilemma
‘Speak the truth here’ is a therapist’s invitation to their client – but is the same true for the therapist? Can and should psychotherapists speak honestly with clients and share the difficult truths... (more)
Critique and Affirmation in Erich Fromm: Humanistic Politics and the Psychoanalytic Clinic
Critique and Affirmation in Erich Fromm explores the relations between Erich Fromm’s theory and practice in politics and the psychoanalytic clinic – their points of continuity and... (more)
Self Psychology: Moving from Theory to Practice
This book offers an in-depth explanation of the concepts of Self Psychology and pragmatic steps for recognizing and using these concepts in clinical work, helping clinicians move from theory to... (more)
Shame and Anger in Psychotherapy
This book examines shame and anger, their relationship with one another, and how mental health providers can work with each of them to produce therapeutic change.
Although very different... (more)
Working with Dreams in Transactional Analysis: From Theory to Practice for Individuals and Groups
This unique book, incorporating both theory and practice, provides an invaluable guide to the assessment of dreams in transactional analysis (TA).
Ground in the latest neuroscientific research,... (more)
Somatic Maternal Healing: Psychodynamic and Somatic Trauma Treatment for Perinatal Mental Health
Somatic Maternal Healing introduces a cutting-edge understanding of the body into the growing field of perinatal mental health. Chapters lay out a complete trauma treatment model for maternal mental... (more)
Systems Psychodynamics: Innovative Approaches to Change, Whole Systems and Complexity
In the second of this three-volume series, the authors expand on the theory and practice of systems psychodynamics – which integrates psychoanalytic thinking, open systems theory and complexity... (more)
Integral Psychedelic Therapy: The Non-Ordinary Art of Psychospiritual Healing
Fills a substantive gap in the literature surrounding psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy Evidence supporting psychedelic medicines with contemporary psychotherapeutic theory and technique. Features... (more)
Cambridge Guide to Mentalization-Based Treatment (MBT)
A complete and practical guide offering a concise overview of mentalization-based treatment (MBT) and its application in different situations and with different groups of patients to help improve the... (more)
Treating Pathological Narcissism with Transference-Focused Psychotherapy
Filling a crucial gap in the clinical literature, this book provides a contemporary view of pathological narcissism and presents an innovative treatment approach. The preeminent authors explore the... (more)
Queering Gestalt Therapy: An Anthology on Gender, Sex & Relationship Diversity in Psychotherapy
The first peer-reviewed book of its kind, this important volume addresses a current gap in the field of gestalt therapy: that the practice—and psychotherapy more broadly—still suffers from pervasive... (more)
Lover, Exorcist, Critic: Understanding Depth Psychotherapy
Since the introduction of psychoanalysis, radical paradigm shifts have occurred in philosophy, science, mathematics, and the arts. How we exchange information, how we interact on the global stage,... (more)
The Spirit of Psychotherapy: A Hidden Dimension
In this highly personal yet empirically informed work, psychiatrist and psychotherapist Jeremy Holmes examines the parallels, contrasts, and overlaps between the secular world of psychotherapy and... (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)
Sex in the Brain: A Neuropsychosexual Approach to Love and Intimacy
An overview of what happens in the brain during the development of romantic and sexual relationships, from the intense emotions at the start on to kissing, touch, arousal, orgasm, commitment,... (more)
Handbook of Psychotherapy Case Formulation
Now in a significantly revised third edition featuring 60% new material, this is the authoritative clinical reference and course text on a crucial psychotherapy skill. Leading practitioners of major... (more)
Digital Delivery of Mental Health Therapies: A Guide to the Benefits and Challenges, and Making It Work
This guide shares best practice for delivering mental health support and treatment digitally.
Part One considers aspects relevant to all digital mental health interventions, such as therapeutic... (more)
Compassion Focused Therapy: Clinical Practice and Applications
Compassion Focused Therapy: Clinical Practice and Applications offers evidence-based guidance and extensive insight into the science behind compassion focused therapy.
The first section... (more)
Coaching Psychology for Mental Health: Borderline Personality Disorder and Personal Psychological Recovery
Traditionally, coaching psychologists have worked with people who aren't experiencing significant mental distress or have diagnosed mental illness. This book describes an innovative and challenging... (more)
Open Dialogue for Psychosis: Organising Mental Health Services to Prioritise Dialogue, Relationship and Meaning
This highly readable book provides a comprehensive examination of the use of Open Dialogue as a treatment for psychosis. It presents the basic principles and practice of Open Dialogue, explains the... (more)
The Family Guide to Getting Over OCD: Reclaim Your Life and Help Your Loved One
When a loved one has OCD, it's a constant struggle. It hurts to see your spouse so anxious or your teen spending so much time alone. You've tried logic, reassurance, even accommodating endless... (more)
Essential Resources for Mindfulness Teachers
Essential Resources for Mindfulness Teachers offers the reader a wealth of knowledge about the explicit and implicit aspects of mindfulness-based teaching.
The book focuses on how to develop the... (more)
The Unanswered Self: The Masterson Approach to the Healing of Personality Disorders
James F. Masterson pioneered an innovative clinical approach to the dynamic psychotherapy of personality disorder, based on a steadily evolving synthesis of his own theory and interchange with other... (more)
Mother Tongue and Other Tongues: Narratives in Multilingual Psychotherapy
We are living in times where the issue of identity and difference has taken on a more defensive hue. The tide is turning towards an inward-looking nostalgia of sameness based on fear rather than on... (more)