Individual Psychotherapy Books
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)
Deliberate Practice in Psychodynamic Psychotherapy
Deliberate practice exercises help trainees achieve competence in essential psychodynamic therapy skills and apply them in a range of clinical situations while honing their own personal style and... (more)
Therapy: The Basics
Therapy: The Basics is an introductory book to psychotherapy and its different theoretical approaches. It attempts to demystify and de-stigmatise therapy by answering some common questions posed by... (more)
Psychodynamic Therapy: A Guide to Evidence-Based Practice: Second Edition
Firmly grounded in contemporary clinical practice and research, this pragmatic guide for professionals and students is now in a revised and expanded second edition. The book explains the theory... (more)
Relational-Cultural Therapy
In this third edition, Judith Jordan explores the history, theory, and practice of relationship-centered, culturally oriented psychotherapy as a tool for building meaningful connections in a world of... (more)
Radical-Relational Perspectives in Transactional Analysis Psychotherapy: Oppression, Alienation, Reclamation
Radical-Relational Perspectives in Transactional Analysis Psychotherapy assesses various forms of oppression in current, historical and personal perspectives and considers the impact this has on the... (more)
APA Handbook of Psychotherapy: Volume 1: Theory-Driven Practice and Disorder-Driven Practice Volume 2: Evidence-Based Practice, Practice-Based Evidence, and Contextual Participant-Driven Practice
The 2-volume APA Handbook of Psychotherapy comprehensively presents the field based on the primary ways in which professionals practice psychotherapy and affect such practice through theory,... (more)
Psychotherapeutic Competencies: Techniques, Relationships, and Epistemology in Systemic Practice
This book provides a clear and concise description of the multifaceted notion of psychotherapeutic competencies, building on years of research and training and informed by a systemic... (more)
Erotically Queer: A Pink Therapy Guide for Practitioners
Erotically Queer is a practice guide for clinicians, bringing together experts in their field with pioneering topics within GSRD (Gender, Sex and Relationship Diversity).
Chapters cover an array... (more)
Cognitive-Behavioral Strategies in Crisis Intervention: Fourth Edition
The most comprehensive guide to cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) with clients in crisis is now in a significantly revised fourth edition with 75% new material. Over 15 years of clinical and... (more)
Body Psychotherapy: A Theoretical Foundation for Clinical Practice
This book introduces body psychotherapy as one of the essential approaches in psychotherapy, reflecting the increasing integration of the body into clinical mental health practice.
The book... (more)
Psychoanalytic and Spiritual Perspectives on Terrorism: Desire for Destruction
Nina E. Cerfolio masterfully explores the deeper spiritual and psychoanalytic understanding of the origins of human aggressive and destructive instincts which underlie mass shootings and terrorism. ... (more)
Mentalizing the Body: Integrating Body and Mind in Psychotherapy
Mentalizing the Body brings together theory and practice with the latest neurobiological and developmental psychological findings to understand the relevance of the body in a wide range of mental... (more)
A Psychoanalytic Approach to Smoking Cessation: The Cigarette as a Transitional Object
A Psychoanalytic Approach to Smoking Cessation: The Cigarette as a Transitional Object provides an accessible understanding to the unconscious motive behind smoking addiction using Winnicott’s... (more)
Collaborative Writing and Psychotherapy: Flattening the Hierarchy Between Therapist and Client
Collaborative Writing and Psychotherapy delves into the relationship that develops between client and therapist as they embark on a collaborative autoethnographic writing practice.
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Developments in Field Theory for Psychotherapists, Psychoanalysts and Counsellors
This book explores developments in psychoanalytic field theory internationally, and their relevance for therapeutic theory and practice. The roots of psychoanalytic field theory can be traced back... (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)
What is Paranormal?: Some Implications for Psychological Therapies
A layman will no doubt find it hard to understand how pathological disorders of the body and mind can be eliminated by 'mere' words. He will feel that he is being asked to believe in magic. And he... (more)
Theraplay Innovations and Integration
Officially endorsed by The Theraplay Institute, this handbook builds on the core concepts of Theraplay and explores innovative ways to integrate the approach with other therapeutic models for diverse... (more)
We Are Still Here: What Counsellors and Therapists Can Learn from the Lived Experiences of Child Sexual Abuse Survivors
Child sexual abuse leaves a legacy that continues to affect survivors in adulthood. This practical book is full of personal stories that provide helping professionals with the knowledge they need to... (more)
The State of the Psychoanalytic Nation, Volume I
This book charts the ways in which psychoanalytic psychotherapy has been implemented, developed and researched within the public sectors of twelve different countries around the world. It discusses... (more)
The State of the Psychoanalytic Nation, Volume II
This book, the second of the two volumes, continues to chart the ways in which psychoanalytic psychotherapy has been implemented, developed and researched within the public sectors of six different... (more)
Therapists Challenging Racism and Oppression: The unheard voices
This is a book about racism and its intersections with other forms of oppression within the talking therapies, told from the therapist's perspective. Inside are powerful, first-person accounts of the... (more)
Psychotherapy and Unstable Notions of Masculinity
What are our values as psychotherapists and clients regarding differing notions of masculinity? Furthermore, what stops us thinking about them? This book explores our thoughts and expressions about... (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)
Beyond Language in Relational Psychotherapy: The Selected Works of Helena Hargaden
This collection of articles by Dr. Helena Hargaden makes the case for the evolution of relational theory from a scientific and poetic knowledge base, expressing the different forms of human... (more)
Race and the Unconscious: An Africanist Depth Psychology Perspective on Dreaming
- there's a growing market of interest for learning about depth psychology from other than Euro-centric viewpoints - strong potential as recommended reading for sociology and anthropology studies, in... (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)
Case Formulation in Contemporary Psychotherapy: Decoding the Conscious and Preconscious Transactions between Therapist, Patient and Supervisor
Case Formulation in Contemporary Psychotherapy presents a new approach to case conceptualization and case formulation, making meaning from each clinical case and using every piece of data... (more)
Sand Therapy for Out of Control Sexual Behavior, Shame, and Trauma: Treatment Approaches Beyond Words
This book is designed to educate sex therapists and mental health professionals on the power of using sand when treating sexual issues, providing guidance in accessing their clients’ unconscious to... (more)