Why is it so difficult to engage men in the therapy process when a family runs into difficulty? The reasons are many, but the upshot is singularly unproductive, even destructive. And yet it continues... (more)
This guide to strategic focused therapy explains how the strategic emphasis on clarification of the problem, and interruption of what does not work, can complement and enhance the solution focused... (more)
A unique collection of information from the psycho-political domain which will stimulate informed debate and encourage increased political awareness and activity within the psychotherapeutic... (more)
With an emphasis on violence against women and on women's responses to it - such as depression, splitting and eating disturbances - this volume furthers the radicalization of feminist therapy. It... (more)
One of the great rebels of psychiatry, R.D. Laing challenged prevailing models of madness and the nature and limits of psychiatric authority. In this book, Laing's widely praised biographer distils... (more)
Exploring a variety of post-modern, social constructionist, and solution- focused ideas in therapy, these essays try to offer ideas and reflections on doing what works to improve mental health. (more)
Applies detailed literary and psychological analysis to over forty letters, highlighting why certain words or phrases were used, how they could have been put better. 130 pages. (more)
The themes of relevance and dismissal are central to our relations with other people and, therefore to our concept of identity. These themes of relevance and dismissal prevade the author's... (more)
This text teaches therapists how to listen and intervene from multiple perspectives. Through study and analysis of session transcripts, the reader learns how to listen and formulate interpretations... (more)
This work identifies the practices that make for excellence in psychotherpay. With the current emphasis on data-based tratment, the art of psychotherapy is in danger of being lost according to the... (more)
This book presents for the first time, a practical manual for psychodynamic-interpersonal therapy. Drawing on forty years of research, teaching and practice, its expert authors guide you through the... (more)
This book demonstrates how what we own can control us - the terminal stage of the social disease of acquisitive desire for material things. Topics covered include: what acquisitive desire means in... (more)
This work provides a philosophical background for counsellors, therapists and healthcare workers looking for broader, deeper foundations in the struggle to help and make sense of others. 400 pages. (more)
A practical, hands-on workbook designed to help clinical counsellors and therapists create effective supervision programmes of their own, and to address the individual needs of their students. 300... (more)
With volume three of "Pink Therapy" the editors have collated articles on twelve further issues of particular concern to non-heterosexual clients. Professionals from various fields of therapy offer... (more)
This deep journey system of psychotherapy strives for personal transformation, not mere adjustment of its clients. This provocative book describes proceduress that are innoavative and... (more)
An objective and philosophical critique of the theories of mental illness as a social construct. Covers the debate over the true nature of mental illness, and the argument about whether treatment... (more)
This work offers a guide to semantics, syntax and discourse analysis specifically for those working with psychotic patients. It covers such areas as the characteristics and diagnosis of schizophrenic... (more)
This text clarifies interventions that are derived from a psychoanalytic perspective and have found their way into the broad culture of psychotherapy. Many therapists rely on these approaches without... (more)
The first session of psychotherapy is vital in determining the course of successful treatment. This book presents a set of guidlines that aim to enhance the clinician's ability to conduct an... (more)
A study of rational emotive behaviour therapy (REBT). Written in an easy-to- read style, it seeks to strip away the sophistication that can cause confusion and focuses on the essential elements of... (more)
An account of the talking treatments employed by the medical profession. It covers the management of psychotic illness and criminal states, and the use of the cognitive-analytic model. The final... (more)
This text offers an introduction to using video in therapy and provides a ready-reference for therapists who want to assign videos as homework but need some guidance about what films to select in... (more)
Looking at the reasons why therapy can go on for too long or can come to a destructively premature ending, this text offers advice on how to avoid either. Using examples and practical guidelines,... (more)
The authors of this book focus on the importance of relationship in psychotherapy. Relationships between people form the basis of our daily lives. It offers therapists a methodology for assisting... (more)
In clear, accessible language, William Reid lays out potential legal dangers in mental health practice and explains how to recognize and deal with them. (more)
The author presents the work in five sections, covering: theory and philosophy; the basics of practice; applications of practice; research; Implications. (more)
Following the text "Pink Therapy" as a practical guide for therapists, counsellors and others working with lesbian, gay and bisexual clients, this volume addresses how this can be approached from ten... (more)