Individual Psychotherapy Books
Psychotherapy for People Diagnosed with Schizophrenia: Specific Techniques
In this unique book, Andrew Lotterman describes a creative approach to the psychotherapy of people diagnosed with schizophrenia and other forms of psychosis. Lotterman focuses on specific techniques... (more)
Visions in Psychotherapy Research and Practice: Reflections from Presidents of the Society for Psychotherapy Research
The Society for Psychotherapy Research (SPR) is devoted to the development and dissemination of research, as well as the integration of empirical, theoretical, and clinical knowledge in... (more)
American Therapy: The Rise of Psychotherapy in the United States
From Freud to Zoloft, the first comprehensive history of American Psychotherapy
Fifty percent of Americans will undergo some form of psychotherapy in their lifetimes, but the origins of the... (more)
Schizophrenics Can be Good Mothers Too
How do you rebuild a mind shattered by psychosis? Not just take the tablets - but experience a fulfilling and creative recovery, that doesn't depend on medication?
Making use of her creative... (more)
Embodied Relating: The Ground of Psychotherapy
Embodied Relating is addressed both to body psychotherapists and to verbal therapists, and argues that embodied relating is the soil from which all therapy grows, and that conscious understanding of... (more)
Working With Risk in Counselling and Psychotherapy
The wide-ranging contexts in which counselling and psychotherapy is now practiced means clients present with a range of risks that therapists have to respond to. Risk is an ever-present issue for... (more)
Therapeutic Communication: Developing Professional Skills: Second Edition
This text can be used in all clinical skills courses and practical across the human services. It is designed to teach students the fundamental interviewing tools (e.g., empathy, reflection,... (more)
Nelson-Jones' Theory and Practice of Counselling and Psychotherapy: Sixth Edition
This sixth edition provides an essential introduction to the major theoretical approaches in counselling and psychotherapy today. Comprehensive and accessible, it now includes two brand new chapters... (more)
Assessment and Case Formulation in Counselling and Psychotherapy
Understanding why and how you go about constructing a viable assessment and case formulation can be a daunting, and often difficult, task for trainee counsellors and psychotherapists engaging with... (more)
An Introduction to the Therapeutic Relationship in Counselling and Psychotherapy
The therapeutic relationship is considered to be the most significant factor in achieving positive therapeutic change. As such, it is essential that trainee and practising therapists are able to... (more)
The Counselling and Psychotherapy Research Handbook: A Guide for Counsellors and Psychotherapists
Research is a vital and often daunting component of many counselling and psychotherapy courses. As well as completing their own research projects, trainees across modalities must understand the... (more)
Emotional Well-Being and Mental Health: A Guide for Counsellors and Psychotherapists
Well-being is an important topic for many different professions. From health professionals to politicians, a number of fields seek to research, understand and promote wellbeing. As a concept at the... (more)
Narrative Therapy Approaches for Physical Health Problems: Facilitating Preferred Change
Narrative therapy is an exciting and evolving psychotherapeutic approach. This book takes the reader on a journey across the territory of narrative therapy theories, principles and practices and its... (more)
Therapy, Culture and Spirituality: Developing Therapeutic Practice
At times there is reluctance, even a taboo, to talk about how race, culture, religion and spirituality affect us. Yet the whole point of 'talking therapies' is to invite people to express and reflect... (more)
The Journal of Psychological Therapies in Primary Care - Volume 4 Number 2
Editorial – A Compassionate Conference With a Purpose? by Patrick Pietroni and John Ballatt
Articles
- The Compassionate Design of Therapeutic Space by Jessica Woolliscroft
- An Exploratory... (more)
The Journal of Psychological Therapies in Primary Care - Volume 4 Number 1
Editorial by Patrick C. Pietroni
Articles
- Statistical Spin: Linguistic Obfuscation - The Art of Overselling the CBT Evidence Base by Farhad Dalal
- NICE Work if You Can Get It: Evidence... (more)
The Journal of Psychological Therapies in Primary Care - Volume 3: CPTPC University of Chester 2013 Shrewsbury Conference Supplement
Editorial
Mental Health and Wellbeing. How Could We Do Better? by Patrick C. Pietroni
Articles
Poems Inspired by the Rt. Hon. Andy Burnham MP’s Speech Made on 31 October 2013 by Deborah... (more)
Self-Care for the Mental Health Practitioner: The Theory, Research and Practice of Preventing and Addressing the Occupational Hazards of the Profession
This book provides a comprehensive resource on self-care for those working in the field of psychotherapy.
Beginning with an exploration of the role and duties of the mental health practitioner,... (more)
A Guide to Research Ethics for Arts Therapists and Arts and Health Practitioners
This practical guide aims to inspire ethically-aware practitioners to become ethically-aware researchers, evaluators and participants. Conducting a research project, whatever the setting, requires... (more)
A Guide to Evaluation for Arts Therapists and Arts and Health Practitioners
Evaluation has become a crucial tool in the development of arts and health and arts therapy professions. This guide provides foundational frameworks for designing, planning and implementing bespoke... (more)
Getting Better at Getting People Better: Touching the Core
What is it that really gets people better? With practical information on how to support clients' healing processes, this book helps practitioners across a wide range of physical and medical... (more)
The Compassionate Practitioner: How to Create a Successful and Rewarding Practice
Focusing on the importance of relationship-building, this handbook explains how to turn new clients into regulars and make your practice flourish. If you can create trust, loyalty and a sense of... (more)
Effective Psychotherapy for Individuals with Brain Injury
Combining scientific expertise with psychotherapeutic acumen, this book is highly accessible and packed with clinical tools. Part I provides essential information on how acquired brain injury affects... (more)
Psychologists on Psychology: Classic Edition
This is a Classic Edition of David Cohen's unique collection of interviews with eminent psychologists, first published in 1977. The book presents conversations with thirteen of the world's great... (more)
Treating Self-Injury: A Practical Guide: Second Edition
This trusted practitioner resource is acclaimed for its clear, compassionate, and hopeful approach to working with clients who self-injure. Barent Walsh provides current, evidence-based knowledge... (more)
Wisdom and Compassion in Psychotherapy: Deepening Mindfulness in Clinical Practice
Bringing together leading scholars, scientists, and clinicians, this compelling volume explores how therapists can cultivate wisdom and compassion in themselves and their clients. Chapters describe... (more)
The Search for a Relational Home: An Intersubjective View of Therapeutic Action
In The Search for a Relational Home, Chris Jaenicke gives the reader an inside view of what actually happens in psychotherapy and how change occurs. He describes how both participants - the patient... (more)
Therapy with Men After Sixty: A Challenging Life Phase
Therapy with Men after Sixty is a breakthrough book for professionals that helps them open their clients' minds to new ways of thinking, behaving, and feeling about the aging process. The authors... (more)
Understanding and Healing Emotional Trauma: Conversations With Pioneering Clinicians and Researchers
Understanding and Healing Emotional Trauma is an interdisciplinary book which explores our current understanding of the forces involved in both the creation and healing of emotional trauma. Through... (more)
Practicing Psychodynamic Therapy: A Casebook
This volume presents 12 highly instructive case studies grounded in the evidence-based psychodynamic therapy model developed by Richard F. Summers and Jacques P. Barber. Bringing clinical concepts... (more)