Individual Psychotherapy Books
Ghosts in the Human Psyche: The Story of a “Muslim Armenian”
Vamik Volkan examines the impact of past and present historical events, cultural elements, political movements and their mental images on the psyche of individuals. Beginning with the history of the... (more)
The Fear of Doing Nothing: Notes of a Young Therapist
In the spirit of Mikhail Bulgakov’s A Young Doctor’s Notebook and Sandeep Jauhar’s Intern, this is a deeply honest, searching examination of psychotherapy based on the experiences of a young... (more)
Aggressivity, Narcissism and Self-Destructiveness in the Psychotherapeutic Relationship
A leading psychoanalytic clinician and theoretician presents his thoughts on the latest psychodynamic developments and insights related to treatment of severe personality disorders. Dividing his... (more)
Reproductive Trauma: Psychotherapy With Clients Experiencing Infertility and Pregnancy Loss
This second edition gives mental health professionals the tools they need to treat patients who suffer from infertility or pregnancy loss, as well as new guidance for processing their own... (more)
Ecotherapy: A Field Guide
Ecotherapy: A Field Guide presents an extensive review of the field of ecotherapy which unearths a number of ambiguities in the way this therapy is understood and described. The review explores six... (more)
Meaning-Fullness: Developmental Psychotherapy and the Pursuit of Mental Health
With a Foreword by Nancy McWilliams
The purpose of Meaning-Fullness: Developmental Psychotherapy and the Pursuit of Mental Health is to show why current mental health practices are falling short... (more)
Life after a Partner's Suicide Attempt
Life After a Partner's Suicide Attempt is the first publication to document in depth the lived experiences of the partners of individuals who have attempted to take their own lives. Although no one... (more)
The Good Enough Therapist: Futility, Failure, and Forgiveness in Treatment
The Good Enough Therapist is a guidebook-not an instruction manual-written for beginning, intermediate, and experienced clinicians. It encourages readers to explore, accept, and embrace their flaws... (more)
Black Skin, White Masks
Few modern voices have had as profound an impact as Frantz Fanon. A major influence on civil rights, anti-colonial, and black consciousness movements around the world, Black Skin, White Masks is an... (more)
Relational Patterns, Therapeutic Presence: Concepts and Practice of Integrative Psychotherapy
The introduction and the twenty-one chapters in this book reflect the ongoing development and refinement of Relational and Integrative Psychotherapy. Each chapter amalgamates ideas from several... (more)
Co-Creative Transactional Analysis: Papers, Responses, Dialogues, and Developments
Co-creative transactional analysis is an approach to a particular branch of psychology which, as the phrase suggests, emphasises the “co-” (mutual, joint) aspect of professional relationships,... (more)
Thinking Space: Promoting Thinking About Race, Culture and Diversity in Psychotherapy and Beyond
'Thinking Space' was set up to develop the capacity of staff and trainees at the Tavistock Clinic to think about racism, and other forms of hatred toward difference in ourselves and others. Drawing... (more)
The Science of the Art of Psychotherapy
For decades Allan Schore has been a leader in developing an overarching model of people’s social and emotional development, integrating work from psychology, psychiatry, psychoanalysis, attachment... (more)
Self-Agency in Psychotherapy: Attachment, Autonomy, and Intimacy
A discussion of the self, both in and out of therapy.
For each of us, our thoughts, beliefs, desires, expectations, and fantasies constitute our own sense of a unique identity. Here, Jungian and... (more)
An Uneasy Dwelling: The Story of the Philadelphia Association Community Houses
Providing places of asylum has been at the heart of the Philadelphia Association's endeavours for more than 40 years. Hundreds of men and women, whether formally designated 'mentally ill' or... (more)
Anatomy and Physiology for Psychotherapists: Connecting Body and Soul
Providing a concise overview of human functional anatomy and physiology, relating to mental health, this book presents readable biological information to help to inform the practice of psychotherapy.g (more)
Thinking for Clinicians: Philosophical Resources for Contemporary Psychoanalysis and the Humanistic Psychotherapies
Whether they are supervisees entering analytic training or veteran analysts with twenty years of private practice, many capable psychoanalysts express frustration or doubt when trying to locate their... (more)
How to Choose a Psychotherapist
The demand for psychotherapy and counselling is greater than ever. More and more people are enrolling on psychotherapy and counselling courses; the number of different associations in this industry... (more)
Ambiguous loss: Learning to live with unresolved grief
New in paperback. Frozen sadness - what we have when we cannot really know what we have lost. This is what Pauline Boss illuminates, explores, and helps to ease. The loss could be a loved one still... (more)
Emotional Armoring: An Introduction to Psychiatric Orgone Therapy
Though it is not a cure for all patients, psychiatric orgone therapy can effect significant changes in emotional disorders. The author was Wilhelm Reich's final pupil. He uses case studies and clear... (more)
Introduction to Psychopathology
Assessment and referral skills are essential for counsellors and psychotherapists. Practitioners need to have an understanding of the clinical manifestations of severe emotional distress. They must,... (more)
The Supervisory Encounter: A guide for teachers of psychodynamic psychotherapy and psychoanalysis
This text offers a theoretical and technical framework for understanding and deepening the supervisory process in therapist training. It includes descriptions of: the phases of supervision; its... (more)
Invitation to Psychodynamic Psychology
Introduces the basic assumptions and concepts of psychodynamic psychology. Since the term psychodynamic can be applied to a number of diverse schools of thought, the book stresses the commonalities... (more)
Practitioner's Guide to the Alternative Model for Personality Disorders
From pioneering scientist-practitioners, this book offers the first comprehensive guide to using the groundbreaking Alternative Model of Personality Disorders (AMPD) in clinical practice. The authors... (more)
A Living History of Transactional Analysis Psychotherapy: Engaging Reflectively with Theory and Methodology
This important book offers a comprehensive review of over seventy years of transactional analysis psychotherapy from within the field, considering its historical context and various applications, as... (more)
Explorations in Fatherland: Psychotherapeutic Reflections on Fathers and Fatherhood
This book explores the role of fathers from a broadly psychoanalytic lens, looking at fatherhood from the evolving perspective of fathers, the rest of the family, and society as a whole.
Edwards... (more)
Mentalizing in Psychodynamic and Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy: Basics, Applications, Case Studies
Mentalizing in Psychodynamic and Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy explains how mentalization-based therapy (MBT) can be used within the framework of depth psychology and analytical... (more)
Shame Matters: Attachment and Relational Perspectives for Psychotherapists
Understanding shame as a relational problem, Shame Matters explores how people, with support, can gradually move away from the relentless cycle of shame and find new and more satisfying ways of... (more)
The Power of Talking: Stories from the Therapy Room
Reading The Power of Talking: Stories from the Therapy Room feels as though you have joined author Stelios Kiosses at his favourite coffee shop for a chat whilst enjoying a cappuccino and slice of... (more)
What is Normal?: Psychotherapists Explore the Question
Many people strive to be normal, and deviation from accepted norms can feel likefailure. But why do we want to be normal? And what does that mean? Ordinary? Sane? Similar? When probed, the notion of... (more)