Individual Psychotherapy Books
Schizophrenia, Culture and Subjectivity: The Edge of Experience
Anthropologists, psychiatrists, psychologists, and historians share aspects of illness working with the concept of schizophrenia. (more)
Psychotherapy with African American women: Innovations in psychodynamic perspectives and practice
Focusing on the breadth of issues that affect psychotherapy with African American Women, this volume is designed to help clinicians develop a broader understanding of what is useful and what is... (more)
Many lives, many masters: The true story of a prominent psychiatrist, his young patient and the past- life therapy that changed both their lives
A few years ago, psychiatrist Brian Weiss was approached for treatment by Catherine, a 27-year-old suffering from anxiety, depression, panic attacks and phobias. This book tells the story of... (more)
Sandplay Therapy: A step-by-step manual for psychotherapists of diverse orientations.
This practical guide on one of the newest forms of therapy describes how to create a sandplay therapy room and record the creation of a sand world. 278 pages. (more)
Meditative Therapy: Facilitating Inner-Directed Healing:
A book for therapists on the procedures that facilitate inner-directed healing. Meditative therapy explains the therapist's role in guiding the client's growth psychologically and spiritually. 304... (more)
Working With the Core Relationship Problem in Psychotherapy: A Handbook for Clinicians:
'A clinician's Rosetta Stone for understanding and treating presenting problems'. The author expands her developmental object relational model, based on very recent findings in developmental... (more)
From violence toward love: One therapist's journey
This is the story of one therapist's experiences with violence. It demonstrates to the reader what it feels like to work with people who are violent, and with those who have been violated. It also... (more)
Shocks to the system: Psychotherapy of traumatic disability syndromes
Designed to help those suffering from the lasting effects of accidents, assaults, injuries and disasters, this book guides trauma victims in getting medical, psychological and legal help, and... (more)
The Courage to Love: Principles and Practice of Self-relations Psychot
A book about how psychotherapy may be used to cultivate the courage and freedom to love. It presents love as a skill and a force which can heal and invigorate. In Gilligan's approach, psychotherapy... (more)
Therapeutic Ways With Words
A linguistic analysis of the discourse between therapist and client in psychotherapy sessions. The author emphasises the interactive nature of the discourse, and how language is mutually... (more)
Psychotherapy: An eclectic-integrative approach
This second edition of a reference and training guide for psychotherapists presents a unified presentation of the psychotherapy process. The author discusses concepts and procedures from the major... (more)
Humanistic Approaches to Multiculturalism and Diversity: Perspectives on Existence and Difference
Providing an overview of essential topics in multicultural psychology, Humanistic Approaches to Multiculturalism and Diversity focuses on the intersection of humanistic psychology and... (more)
Positive Psychotherapy: Workbook
For over a century the focus of psychotherapy has been on what ails us, with the therapeutic process resting upon the assumption that unearthing past traumas, correcting faulty thinking, and... (more)
Generative Trance: The experience of creative flow
Stephen Gilligan's Generative Trance offers a framework for developing a more creative consciousness and lays out the step-by-step processes by which this can be done. William James used to say that... (more)
Phone Coaching in Dialectical Behavior Therapy
This is the first comprehensive guide to phone coaching in dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) - an integral part of treatment that many clinicians find challenging. What are the principles and goals... (more)
Forgiveness in Practice
Forgiveness has often viewed as a religious obligation but is increasingly being advocated as a means of healing, release and promoting wellbeing. Forgiveness is variously viewed as a duty, virtue or... (more)
Process-Focused Therapy: A Guide for Creating Effective Clinical Outcomes
Process-Focused Therapy weaves together three key perspectives to help clinicians create a more effective therapeutic session: client problems as faulty process, the goal of therapy as changing such... (more)
Latina Psychologists: Thriving in the Cultural Borderlands
In this book, twelve eminent Latina psychologists illustrate how they practice gender- and culture-sensitive psychotherapy, counseling, research, pedagogy, social justice, and mentoring. They share... (more)
Experiencing Schema Therapy from the Inside Out: A Self-Practice/Self-Reflection Workbook for Therapists
This unique resource helps therapists build their skills in schema therapy (ST) by applying ST techniques to themselves and reflecting on the experience. Designed for use by individuals or groups,... (more)
The Pits and the Pendulum
As a sufferer of bipolar disorder, Brian Adams has been hospitalized several times with debilitating depression and undergone electric shock treatment, and gained and lost 11 jobs. This account... (more)
Treating Psychological Trauma and PTSD
This volume presents an innovative psychobiological framework for understanding and treating PTSD. A major emphasis is the need to reformulate diagnostic criteria and treatment goals to reflect... (more)
Treating chronic depression: Psychotherapy and medication
This text aims to help non-medical psychotherapists understand and treat chronically depressed patients and those with other mood disorders. It describes ways of diagnosing these patients, their... (more)
Psychotherapy and Counselling: A Professional Business
This title concerns the stresses a psychotherapist encounters over the course of his or her professional life and how these might be addressed. Cynthia Rogers has distilled her own and others'... (more)