Individual Psychotherapy Books
Suicide and the unconscious
This text explores the role of the unconscious in suicidal behaviour. Case studies and examples of dreams and suicide notes are provided, and the assessment and treatment of suicidal patients are... (more)
Object relations and the developing ego in therapy
This work presents an account of the clinical application of the psychoanalytic viewpoint of object relations theory. It sets out to breathe new clinical life into these abstract principles.
Bread and Spirit: Therapy with the New Poor - Diversity of Race, Culture and Values
With an emphasis on culture, community and choice, this book outlines a therapy for 'the new poor', who are 'poor' in spirit rather than in material possessions. The author stresses the need to avoid... (more)
Bodylistening: A Practical Approach to Body Psychotherapy
Bodylistening is an accessible and engaging introduction to the wide-ranging field of body psychotherapy, which encompasses healing and therapeutic approaches that aim to treat the mind, body and... (more)
Understanding Self-Worth: A Guide to Worth-Conscious Theory and Psychotherapeutic Practice
Understanding Self-Worth: A Guide to Worth-Conscious Theory and Psychotherapeutic Practice is a guide for psychotherapists confounded by the struggle of working with clients who present with a... (more)
EMDR and Sexual Disorders: A Practitioner’s Guide to Treating Sexual Trauma and Dysfunction
EMDR and Sexual Disorders provides fundamental guidelines for the treatment of sexual dysfunctions with EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) within the conceptual framework of... (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.
The book... (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)
Introducing Mindfulness-Based Wellbeing Enhancement: Cultural Adaptation and an 8-week Path to Wellbeing and Happiness
Mindfulness-Based Wellbeing Enhancement (MBWE) integrates Mindfulness and Wellbeing to realize human flourishing and the attainment of happiness. This 9-session program, conducted over 8 weeks,... (more)
Chakra Organized Acceptance and Commitment Therapy: Treating Psychosomatic Conditions
This book integrates the traditional chakra model, which provides a map-like tool for how psycho-emotional content interacts with the physical body, with current evidence-based psychological... (more)
Forgiveness and Reconciliation: Initiating Individuation and Enabling Liberation
This book details a five-phase model of the process of forgiveness and reconciliation, exploring how it can be understood as a threshold experience with the potential to offer profound emotional... (more)
Diversity and Marginalisation in Forensic Mental Health Care
This book explores the ways in which diversity and experiences of marginalisation are present in forensic mental health care settings around the globe and suggests ways of moving... (more)
Approaches to Psychic Trauma: Theory and Practice
Approaches to Psychic Trauma: Theory and Practice covers the many developments in the relatively new field of trauma therapy. It examines the nature of the wide variety of treatments available for... (more)
The Book You Wish Your Parents Had Read (and Your Children Will Be Glad That You Did)That You Did)
THE #1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER
From the UK's favourite therapist, as seen on Channel 4's Grayson's Art Club.
'A wonderful book' Richard Osman.
'So clear and true ... Helpful for all... (more)
Perspectives on a Young Woman's Suicide: A Study of a Diary
Perspectives on a Young Woman's Suicide is a unique and updated analysis of a diary left behind by Katie, a young woman who took her own life.
By drawing on clinicians, researchers,... (more)
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Brain Injury: A Practical Guide for Clinicians
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Brain Injury discusses how acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) can be integrated into existing approaches to neuropsychological rehabilitation and therapy... (more)
Dialectical Behavior Therapy in Clinical Practice: Applications across Disorders and Settings
This influential work has now been substantially revised with over 60% new material reflecting over a dozen years of research and clinical advances. Leading experts describe innovative ways to use... (more)
Help Yourself with Single-Session Therapy
Help Yourself with Single-Session Therapy provides an outlook on how you can help yourself with your emotional problems by using insights from single-session therapy.
Single-session therapy... (more)
Addressing Race-Based Stress in Therapy with Black Clients: Using Multicultural and Dialectical Behavior Therapy Techniques
Despite Black Americans being at high risk for negative mental health symptoms due to racism and other chronic stresses, disparities persist in the provision of mental health services to this... (more)
Working with Sexual Attraction in Psychotherapy Practice and Supervision: A Humanistic-Relational Approach
Working with Sexual Attraction in Psychotherapy Practice and Supervision addresses some of the challenges associated with sexual attraction in psychotherapy practice and supervision, as well as... (more)
The Highly Sensitive Parent: How to care for your kids when you care too much
The Highly Sensitive Parent is the only book of its kind, written specifically for parents who think deeply about every issue affecting their kids, experiencing strong emotions as a result, and face... (more)
Sexual Attraction in Therapy: Managing Feelings of Desire in Clinical Practice
This accessible book offers effective protocol for engaging in better sexual decision-making in clinical practice. It demonstrates that damaging sexual behaviors are often the result of a process in... (more)
Depression in Girls and Women Across the Lifespan: Treatment Essentials for Mental Health Professionals
Depression in Girls and Women Across the Lifespan takes a broad biopsychosocial approach to understanding the onset and experience of depression in women.
The book is structured around four... (more)
Becoming a Forensic Psychologist
The paths to becoming a forensic psychologist are numerous and varied. Becoming a Forensic Psychologist provides insight into the process of pursuing a career in forensic psychology, from an... (more)
Metaphor and Emotion:
This title concerns how human emotions are 'constructed' from individuals' embodied experiences in different cultural settings. (more)
The Dynamics of Power in Counselling and Psychotherapy: Ethics, Politics and Practice: 2nd Revised edition
This hard-hitting, impeccably referenced book draws on academic theories and analyses of power and the author's personal experience both as client and practitioner to critique power within the... (more)
Process Work in Person-centred Therapy
Process work is a key aspect of person-centred therapy. This new edition integrates a variety of theories and approaches to expand upon the classical model, and explores contemporary debate in the... (more)