Individual Psychotherapy Books
The Journal of Psychological Therapies in Primary Care - Volume 5 Number 1
Editorials
- Community Mental Health Revised by Patrick Pietroni
- A New Kid on the Block: Implementation Science? by Scott Steen
Articles
- Focusing on the Mother in Maternal Health... (more)
Young Adult Mental Health
The years between 18 and 29 have become an extended period of development between adolescence and middle adulthood; young adulthood is a time of many new personal, social, and cultural pressures.... (more)
The Big Book of Therapeutic Activity Ideas for Children and Teens: Inspiring Arts-based Activities and Character Education Curricula
For difficult or challenging children and teenagers in therapeutic or school settings, creative activities can be an excellent way of increasing enjoyment and boosting motivation, making the sessions... (more)
Therapy and Emotions in Film and Television: The Pulse of Our Times
Bridging the divide between humanities and social sciences, Therapy and Emotions in Film and Television: The Pulse of Our Times represents a unique collection of interdisciplinary reflections upon... (more)
The Research Journey of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
With a Foreword by Steven C. Hayes. In 1986 the first research study investigating Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) was published. It aimed to determine if an early conceptualization of the... (more)
Hallucination-Focused Integrative Therapy: A Specific Treatment That Hits Auditory Verbal Hallucinations
Hallucination-focused Integrative Treatment (HIT) is a specific treatment for auditory verbal hallucinations which integrates techniques from CBT, systems therapy, psychoeducation, coping training,... (more)
The Value of Psychotherapy: The Talking Cure in an Age of Clinical Science
Psychotherapy as a discipline is very much in flux. From a seasoned scholar, clinician, and teacher, this engaging book offers a thoughtful and current analysis of where the field is now and where it... (more)
Handbook of Psychodynamic Approaches to Psychopathology
Authoritative and comprehensive, this volume provides a contemporary psychodynamic perspective on frequently encountered psychological disorders in adults, children, and adolescents. Leading... (more)
Treating Traumatic Stress in Adults: The Practitioner's Expressive Writing Workbook
Treating Traumatic Stress in Adults is a resource for therapists of all disciplines for use in the treatment of adults suffering from post-traumatic stress. By reading this unique synthesization of... (more)
Liberation Practices: Towards Emotional Wellbeing Through Dialogue
Liberation psychology is an approach that aims to understand wellbeing within the context of relationships of power and oppression, and the sociopolitical structure in which these relationships... (more)
Using Mental Imagery in Counselling and Psychotherapy: A Guide to More Inclusive Theory and Practice
The therapeutic potential of working with clients' mental images is widely acknowledged, yet there is still little in the counselling and psychotherapy literature on more inclusive approaches to the... (more)
The Future of Psychological Therapy: From Managed Care to Transformational Practice
The psychotherapy and counselling profession has recently experienced far-reaching changes because of the development of evidence-based medicine and managed care systems. The Future of Psychological... (more)
Mastering the Clinical Conversation: Language as Intervention
This compelling book provides psychotherapists with evidence-based strategies for harnessing the power of language to free clients from life-constricting patterns and promote psychological... (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)
Healing the Heart and Mind with Mindfulness: Ancient Path, Present Moment
Healing the Heart and Mind with Mindfulness is a practical book that provides strategies using mindfulness to manage stress, anxiety and depression, as well as ways to cultivate psychological... (more)
Psychotherapy: New Research
This book explores new research in psychotherapy including dyadic developmental psychotherapy and its primary components; hope-focused couple enrichment (HFCE) analysis; body-psychotherapy and... (more)
From Psycho-Analysis to Culture-Analysis: A Within-Culture Psychotherapy
From Psycho-Analysis to Culture-Analysis confronts the barriers that face the cross-cultural application of western psychotherapy. It puts forward an argument for applying culture analysis, in which... (more)
Mental Health in the Digital Age
The internet can now be reached by a fingertip on a smart phone and has changed our lives on a fundamental level. However, is mental health enhanced or diminished by this digitisation of our world?... (more)
Psychotherapy: A Very Short Introduction
Psychotherapy and counselling are now widely available to help people overcome emotional and psychological difficulties in their lives. They involve spending time with a professional in an... (more)
101 Solution-Focused Questions Series Set
This 3-book set offers step-by-step guides to conducting successful solution-focused therapy for common client problems.
This series of short guidebooks invites professionals to help clients... (more)
Self-Compassion in Psychotherapy: Mindfulness-Based Practices for Healing and Transformation
This lucidly written guide integrates cutting-edge neuroscience with mindfulness and traditional Buddhist practices to show mental health professionals how they can help clients develop a more... (more)
The Therapist in the Real World: What You Never Learn in Graduate School (but Really Need to Know)
Graduate school and professional training for therapists often focus on academic preparation, but there's a lot more that a therapist needs to know to be successful after graduation. With warmth,... (more)
Nutrition Essentials for Mental Health: A Complete Guide to the Food-Mood Connection
A major component of a client's clinical profile is diet, which can greatly influence mental well-being. For example, dietary changes can alleviate anxious and depressive symptoms. But few therapists... (more)
Verbal and Non-Verbal Communication in Psychotherapy
Body language, facial expression, and tone of voice are key components in therapeutic interactions, but for far too long psychotherapists have dismissed them in favor of purely verbal... (more)
Researching Lesser-Explored Issues in Counselling and Psychotherapy
Peter Madsen Gubi and Valda Swinton have brought together important research into little-explored topics that are applicable to the field of counselling and psychotherapy. Each contributor has... (more)
Understanding Davanloo's Intensive Short-Term Dynamic Psychotherapy: A Guide for Clinicians
The objective of this book is to update dynamic psychotherapists on the latest findings in Davanloo’s Intensive Short-term Dynamic Psychotherapy (IS-TDP). Previous authors have sometimes presented a... (more)
Psychotherapy Essentials to Go (6 Book Set)
Shrink-wrapped set of six titles in the Psychotherapy Essentials to Go series.
Rigorously field-tested by on-the-ground clinicians, these practical guidebooks provide easy-to-use, evidence-based... (more)
False Bodies, True Selves: Moving Beyond Appearance-Focused Identity Struggles and Returning to the True Self
False Bodies, True Selves explores the phenomenon of growing numbers of people in western society and beyond completely embedding their sense of identity in their appearance. Unlike other books which... (more)
Person-Centred Practice at the Difficult Edge
This book presents accounts of the practice of the person-centred approach (PCA) with people suffering from a range of severe and enduring conditions. Comprehensively refuting the notion that... (more)
Values and Ethics in Counselling and Psychotherapy
Understanding values and ethics is a core part of any counselling training and students need to develop an ethical awareness that they can apply throughout the counselling process. Gillian Proctor... (more)