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)
Managing Low Self Esteem charts Windy Dryden's work in running brief, structured, educationally-orientated, self-acceptance groups. The book is based on the principles of Rational Emotive Behaviour -... (more)
The last three decades have seen an explosion of social, psychological and clinical research to identify effective strategies to prevent and treat alcohol-related problems. This Essential Handbook... (more)
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)
This volume is intended to help practicing therapists and counselors, as well as students of these professions, to explore more fully and systematically the processes of self-improvement in their... (more)
Psychoanalytic psychotherapy faces multiple challenges in the new millennium. How can it organize, teach and offer therapy in ways that are relevant to the diverse complex and social and cultural... (more)
The issue of dual relationships with clients, trainees and supervisees affects most counsellors or psychotherapists at some point in their careers. Many practitioners are unclear about such boundary... (more)
This volume provides a new approach to the three main areas of application of forensic psychology; rehabilitation of offenders, work with police, and research and consultation on legal issues and... (more)
This book draws out the essence of a range of personality theories in a clear and accessible way, moving from the seminal works of Freud and other prominent analytical theorists, to the stage... (more)
All forms of psychotherapy deal with the limitations of our awareness. We have limited knowledge of our creative potential, of the details of our own behaviour, of our everyday emotional states, of... (more)
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)
This book offers a new and hopeful way to think about and intervene with those who have tough psychiatric problems or long histories of treatment. It offers an approach to therapy that emphasises... (more)
Rather than a single disorder, Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) is a complex constellation of feelings, actions and thoughts that often create difficult or life-threatening situations for the... (more)
Rather than a single disorder, Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) is a complex constellation of feelings, actions and thoughts that often create difficult or life-threatening situations for the... (more)
This book is a year-long, progressive practice-building program offering therapists an abundance of information, ideas, and strategies for working successfully in private practice. It provides a... (more)
Our ability to decipher mental disorders depends on both the sciences and the humanities: science provides insight into "causes" and the humanities provides insight into "meanings". This text aims to... (more)
See catalogue number 27002 for the paperback edition. "Borderline Personality Disorder: A Practical Guide for Treatment" draws on the latest research and clinical experience to provide an accessible... (more)
In this practical yet light-hearted guide, Bill OHanlon synthesizes his vast experience in marriage and family therapy, counseling, hypnosis, and solution-focused therapies to form "inclusive... (more)
'Who am I?' 'How do I fit in the world around me?' From early childhood, we are all faced with key questions of human identity. This revealing and innovative book demonstrates that each of us... (more)
Both pharmacotherapy and psychotherapy can help people with psychiatric disorders. This book summarises research in combined treatments and discusses the manner in which each can aid the other. (more)
This book describes a cutting-edge treatment approach that creates effective, positive changes in domestic violence offenders. Solution-focused therapy focuses on holding offenders accountable and... (more)
This book is the first to focus exclusively on person-centred supervision. The editors explore the practice of supervision in the light of person-centred philosophy and theory, review and critique... (more)
Depression is the experience of a terrible isolation, of being alone in a prison. However, by understanding how we build the prison of depression we can dismantle it forever. This text contains... (more)
''This book delineates the foundations and clinical work of person-centred counsellors in a practice setting. Six sessions are the maximum number of sessions typically available to clients in this... (more)
The person-centred approach is one of the most popular, enduring and respected approaches to psychotherapy and counselling. Person-Centred Therapy returns to its original formulations to define it as... (more)
Psychotherapy is an area that has seen huge growth in prominence and practice. The range of theoretical schools that have emerged means that practitioners are striving to amalgamate and synthesise... (more)
This book transcends particular models of psychotherapy and treatment techniques and procedures, giving special attention to the empirical grounding of multiple contributors to change. The result is... (more)