Individual Psychotherapy Books
Handbook of Mindfulness: Theory, Research, and Practice
An authoritative handbook, this volume offers both a comprehensive review of the current science of mindfulness and a guide to its ongoing evolution. Leading scholars explore mindfulness in the... (more)
Practice-Oriented Research in Psychotherapy: Building Partnerships Between Clinicians and Researchers
The wide gap between science and practice in psychotherapy is due in part to the one-way direction that has mostly defined the connection between researchers and clinicians, with researchers... (more)
The Skillful Soul of the Psychotherapist: The Link Between Spirituality and Clinical Excellence
In The Skillful Soul of the Psychotherapist, master clinicians reflect on their core spiritual values, beliefs, experiences, and the role these play in psychotherapy. Reflections by Nancy McWilliams,... (more)
Forgiveness and Spirituality in Psychotherapy: A Relational Approach
Forgiveness is a frequent challenge in life and a common concern of clients in psychotherapy. While it is easy to see the emotional benefits of forgiveness, actually forgiving a transgressor can be... (more)
Easy Ego State Interventions: Strategies for Working with Parts
Parts (otherwise known as ego states) work in therapy refers to helping clients integrate and reconcile different aspects of themselves (silly, serious, depressed, and so on). This book offers a grab... (more)
The Art of the First Session: Making Psychotherapy Count from the Start
The average client today only comes to therapy five to eight times and many only come once, so it is increasingly important, therefore, for therapists to achieve first-session success. Therapeutic... (more)
On Attachment: The View from Developmental Psychology
Attachment theory occupies an integrative position between psychodynamic therapy and various perspectives within empirical psychology. Since therapy began, its way of thinking has been to interpret... (more)
Person-Centred Therapy: 100 Key Points: Second Edition
Person-centred therapy, rooted in the experience and ideas of the eminent psychotherapist Carl Rogers, is widely practised in the UK and throughout the world. It has applications in health and social... (more)
Acute Stress Disorder: What it is and How to Treat it
Drawing on extensive research and clinical experience, leading authority Richard A. Bryant explores what works - and what doesn't work - in managing acute traumatic stress. He reviews the current... (more)
Emotion in Therapy: From Science to Practice
Grounded in cutting-edge scientific research, this book presents innovative ways to explore and work with emotions in psychotherapy. Preeminent clinician-researcher Stefan G. Hofmann accessibly... (more)
The Clinic of Disability: Psychoanalytical Approaches
This publication brings together eleven articles on the clinical treatment of disability from French researchers in the fields of psychology, anthropology, psychiatry, and philosophy. The authors all... (more)
Relational and Body-Centered Practices for Healing Trauma: Lifting the Burdens of the Past
Relational and Body-Centered Practices for Healing Trauma provides psychotherapists and other helping professionals with a new body-based clinical model for the treatment of trauma. This model... (more)
Therapy and the Counter-Tradition: The Edge of Philosophy
Therapy and the Counter-Tradition: The Edge of Philosophy brings together leading exponents of contemporary psychotherapy, philosophers and writers, to explore how philosophical ideas may inform... (more)
The Person of the Therapist Training Model: Mastering the Use of Self
The Person of the Therapist Training Model presents a model that prepares therapists to make active and purposeful use of who they are, personally and professionally, in all aspects of the... (more)
Creativity as Co-Therapist: The Practitioner's Guide to the Art of Psychotherapy
In Creativity as Co-Therapist, experienced psychotherapist and creativity expert, Lisa Mitchell, bridges the gap between theoretical knowledge and therapeutic application by teaching psychotherapists... (more)
The Resilient Practitioner: Burnout, Compassion Fatigue Prevention, and Self-Care Strategies for the Helping Professions: Third Edition
The Resilient Practitioner gives students and practitioners the tools they need to create their own personal balance between caring for themselves and caring for others. This new edition includes a... (more)
Learning About Emotions in Illness: Integrating Psychotherapeutic Teaching into Medical Education
Good communication between the doctor and patient is essential for the patient to establish a trusting relationship with their doctor and to make the best use of the appropriate treatment.... (more)
Attention Deficit / Hyperactivity Disorder in Adults
Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is a neurodevelopmental disorder that emerges during childhood. However, it is now well recognized that ADHD frequently persists over the lifespan and... (more)
The Act in Context: The Canonical Papers of Steven C. Hayes
The Canonical Papers of Steven C. Hayes is a compilation of his most pivotal articles written from 1982-2012. Through these selected papers, Hayes again revisits the theoretical struggles between... (more)
Mental Health Across the Lifespan: A Handbook
Mental wellbeing is an integral part of being, and feeling, healthy, and it is estimated that one in four people will suffer from some form of mental illness during their lifetime. In spite of this,... (more)
Relational Integrative Psychotherapy: Engaging Process and Theory in Practice
Designed specifically for the needs of trainees and newly-qualified therapists, Relational Integrative Psychotherapy outlines a form of therapy that prioritizes the client and allows for diverse... (more)
Virtual Selves, Real Persons: A Dialogue Across Disciplines
How do we know and understand who we really are as human beings? The concept of 'the self' is central to many strands of psychology and philosophy. This book tackles the problem of how to define... (more)
Individual Case Formulation
Individual Case Formulation presents formulation as a process that can be taught systematically to trainee therapists. The book begins by discussing assorted theories of case formulation, and... (more)
The Journal of Psychological Therapies in Primary Care - Volume 4, Pre-Conference Supplement: Working Conference on Compassion
Editorial by Patrick C. Pietroni
Working Conference on Compassion - October 1st-2nd 2015, Shrewsbury, Shropshire
Introduction
The Chairs
Programme
Seminars
Workshops
An Evening with... (more)
The Courage to be Present: Buddhism, Psychotherapy, and the Awakening of Natural Wisdom
The quality of presence a psychotherapist or counselor brings to the therapeutic relationship makes all the difference in effective treatment. With this application of Buddhist practice to... (more)
Psychoanalytic Thinking in Occupational Therapy
This book is the first to use psychoanalysis as a basis for exploring how occupational therapists do their work, and it incorporates a new conceptual model to guide practice. The authors emphasize... (more)
Personal and Professional Development for Counsellors, Psychotherapists and Mental Health Practitioners
This book provides a comprehensive, accessible and research-informed approach to personal development issues associated with the role of a counsellor, therapist or mental health practitioner. Written... (more)
The Handbook of Pluralistic Counselling and Psychotherapy
A practical resource that your students can return to again and again to guide and coordinate their pluralistic practice, it provides:
*Hands-on guidance to developing pluralistic practice:... (more)
Person-Centred and Experiential Therapies: Contemporary Approaches and Issues in Practice
An essential new guide for any person-centred trainee or practitioner, this book explores some of the key contemporary counselling and psychotherapy approaches that have developed from classical... (more)
The Power of Inner Pictures: How Imagination Can Maintain Physical and Mental Health
This book is about inner pictures and how we can access and change these pictures through our imagination. It is written not only for specialists in the field of psychotherapy and coaching, but also... (more)