Individual Psychotherapy Books
Abolishing the Concept of Mental Illness: Rethinking the Nature of Our Woes
In Abolishing the Concept of Mental Illness: Rethinking the Nature of Our Woes, Richard Hallam takes aim at the very concept of mental illness, and explores new ways of thinking about and responding... (more)
Body-Mind Psychotherapy: Principles, Techniques and Practical Applications
Body-mind psychotherapy (BMP) takes the basic tools of mind-body integration and joins them with an awareness of emotional development. Working with techniques such as body awareness, touch, breath,... (more)
Therapy Culture: Cultivating Vulnerability in an Uncertain Age
Drawing on developments in popular culture, political and social life, the author provides a path-breaking analysis of the therapeutic turn. He questions the widely accepted thesis that the... (more)
Evolving Thought Field Therapy: The Clinician's Handbook of Diagnoses, Treatment, and Theory
Rooted in applied kinesiology and traditional Chinese medicine, evolving thought field therapy (EvTFT) has become an alternative psychotherapy of choice. Organized as a handbook, the authors instruct... (more)
Introducing Psychotherapy: A Graphic Guide
Here is a unique and valuable summary of this complex profession, focussing on the main types of therapies: the "talking cures" of psychoanalysis; behavioural and cognitive techniques; somatic... (more)
Patient Manual for the Cognitive Behavioral Analysis System of Psychotherapy (CBASP):
Designed for distribution to patients, this concise guide provides basic information about chronic depression and a clear introduction to CBASP (Cognitive Behavioral Analysis System of Psychotherapy). (more)
Treating Compassion Fatigue
Compassion Fatigue is the latest in an evolving concept known in the field of traumatology as Secondary Traumatic Stress, or the stress experienced by caregivers. At focus in this volume are the... (more)
Who is Sylvia? and Other Stories: Case Studies in Psychotherapy
In this innovative book, two leading practitioners tell the stories of the people they have met as clients, and how they, as therapists, tried to help them. (more)
Sand, Water, Silence: Explorations in Matter and Psyche
This book focuses on the theoretical aspects of sandplay therapy, presenting Dora M. Kalff's ideas and drawing out the significance of Kalffian sandplay for therapists. Building on Kalffian ideas of... (more)
Relating in Psychotherapy: The Application of a New Theory
Expanding on a new theory for a science of relating, this work explains how the relevance of this theory relates to the practice of psychotherapy. The theory cuts across all schools of therapy, and... (more)
Psychotherapy and Spirituality: Integrating the Spiritual Dimension in
This detailed study of the interface between psychotherapy and spirituality introduces professionally trained psychotherapists and mental health specialists to the subject of spirituality and the... (more)
Principles and Themes in Yoga Therapy: An Introduction to Integrative Mind/Body Yoga Therapeutics
Yoga has become increasingly popular in mainstream culture, with varied interpretations of how it should be taught and practiced, and increased awareness of its beneficial effects as a healing... (more)
Intentional Intervention in Counseling and Therapy: Goals and Process in Client Engagement
Intentional Intervention in Counseling and Therapy answers three questions: what heals in counseling and therapy and how? What actions in clinical decision making ensure an optimal outcome for the... (more)
Basics of Psychotherapy: A Practical Guide to Improving Clinical Success
Filling the need for an up-to-date resource that covers the essential elements of the successful practice of psychotherapy, Basics of Psychotherapy uses an abundance of clinical examples to emphasise... (more)
Comprehensive Textbook of Psychotherapy: Theory and Practice: Second Edition
This completely updated second edition of Comprehensive Textbook of Psychotherapy discusses the contemporary landscape of psychotherapy, honors its complexities, and focuses on history, theory,... (more)
Advances in Contemplative Psychotherapy: Accelerating Healing and Transformation
Advances in Contemplative Psychotherapy offers mental health professionals of all disciplines and orientations the most comprehensive and rigorous introduction to the state of the art and science in... (more)
Motivational Interviewing with Offenders: Engagement, Rehabilitation, and Reentry
From experts on working with court-mandated populations, this book shows how motivational interviewing (MI) can help offenders move beyond resistance or superficial compliance and achieve meaningful... (more)
Non-Suicidal Self-Injury: Wellness Perspectives on Behaviors, Symptoms, and Diagnosis
Grounded in a wellness, strengths-based, and developmental perspective, Non-Suicidal Self-Injury is the ideal guide for counselors and other clinicians seeking to understand self-injurious behaviors... (more)
Positive Psychotherapy for Psychosis: A Clinician's Guide and Manual
Positive Psychotherapy for Psychosis describes a new psychological intervention, which for the first time applies emerging research from the field of positive psychology specifically to psychosis.... (more)
Mini-Max Interventions: 15 Simple Therapeutic Interventions That Have Maximum Impact
Mini-Max interventions are therapeutic communication strategies designed to achieve a lot with just a few linguistic tweaks: maximum results for minimal effort. If you want to improve your... (more)
DBT Principles in Action: Acceptance, Change, and Dialectics
The key to flexible, skillful decision making in dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) lies in understanding the connections between moment-to-moment clinical strategies and core principles. This lucid... (more)
The Practical Pain Management Handbook: The Essential Evidence-Based Guide
The successful management of chronic pain remains an elusive goal. As more complex diagnostic and intervention procedures become available, patients and clinicians alike have ever-greater... (more)
Individual Meaning-Centered Psychotherapy for Patients with Advanced Cancer: A Treatment Manual
The importance of spiritual well-being and the role of meaning in moderating depression, hopelessness and desire for death in terminally-ill cancer and AIDS patients has been well-supported by... (more)
The Self and Its Emotions
If there is one value that seems beyond reproach in modernity, it is that of the self and the terms that cluster around it, such as self-esteem, self-confidence and self-respect. It is not clear,... (more)
The Future of Psychological Therapy: From Managed Care to Transformational Practice
The psychotherapy and counselling profession has recently experienced far-reaching changes because of the development of evidence-based medicine and managed care systems. The Future of Psychological... (more)