Individual Psychotherapy Books
Interview and Indicators in Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy
The book deals with initial interviews in psychoanalysis and psychotherapy, suggesting the idea of special “indicators”. These indicators relate to three main areas.
Firstly, psychoanalytical... (more)
Casebook of Interpersonal Psychotherapy
Interpersonal psychotherapy (IPT), an empirically validated treatment for depression and other disorders, is becoming more frequently used to treat a range of psychiatric diagnoses. Based on evidence... (more)
Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy: A Handbook
This book is an introductory textbook for psychiatrists and psychologists who use psychotherapy in a psychoanalytic attitude in their daily professional work with patients. It was developed from the... (more)
Key Concepts in Counselling and Psychotherapy: A Critical A-Z Guide to Theory
Key Concepts in Counselling and Psychotherapy: A Critical A-Z Guide to Theory is a concise, readable review of the main concepts in the four dominant approaches to counselling and psychotherapy: the... (more)
The Human Quest for Meaning: Theories Research and Applications: Second Edition
The first edition of The Human Quest for Meaning was a major publication on the empirical research of meaning in life and its vital role in well-being, resilience, and psychotherapy. This new edition... (more)
Albert Ellis Revisited
Albert Ellis was one of the most influential psychotherapists of all time, revolutionizing the field through his writings, teachings, research, and supervision for more than half a century. He was a... (more)
Wisdom and Compassion in Psychotherapy: Deepening Mindfulness in Clinical Practice
Bringing together leading scholars, scientists, and mindfulness-oriented clinicians, this compelling volume explores how therapists can cultivate wisdom and compassion in both themselves and their... (more)
An Accident of Hope: The Therapy Tapes of Anne Sexton
In 1956, Anne Sexton was admitted into a mental hospital for post-partum depression, where she met Dr. Martin Orne, a young psychoanalytic psychiatrist who treated her for the next eight years. In... (more)
Beginnings: The Art and Science of Planning Psychotherapy: Second Edition
Utilizing a decade's worth of clinical experience gained since its original publication, Mary Jo Peebles builds and expands upon exquisitely demonstrated therapeutic approaches and strategies in this... (more)
Still Practicing: The Heartaches and Joys of a Clinical Career
"Still practicing" has several meanings. Still practicing suggests that the balance of heartaches and joys must not deter us from pursuing a clinical practice. At the same time, still practicing... (more)
Feelings (Short Cuts)
Everyone talks about their feelings, but what exactly are they? What are the distinguishing features of feelings, and how do they differ from emotions and affects? How do our feelings influence the... (more)
Creative Ethical Practice in Counselling and Psychotherapy
Can I be a creative therapist without overstepping boundaries and risking complaints?
Can I practise safely and ethically whilst remaining true to my humanistic values?
This book answers... (more)
Understanding Assessment in Counselling and Psychotherapy
This book offers students and trainees a thorough guide to clinical assessment. It covers different types of clinical assessment and explores the implications of the alternative views on clients... (more)
Positions and Polarities in Contemporary Systemic Practice: The Legacy of David Campbell
This book provides a rich collection of the work that has been informed by the ideas of the eminent family therapist and clinical psychologist, Dr David Campbell who died in August 2009. Contributors... (more)
The Buddha and the Baby: Psychotherapy and Meditation in Working with Children and Adults
These dialogues with child, adolescent and adult psychotherapists and child psychiatrists focus on their personal as well as professional experiences. All the contributors have a long-standing... (more)
Integrative Assessment of Adult Personality: Third Edition
A complete, thorough, and pragmatic guide to clinical assessment, this authoritative book meets a key need for both students and practitioners. The authors describe how to construct a moving picture... (more)
Practicing Harm Reduction Psychotherapy: An Alternative Approach to Addictions: Second Edition
This acclaimed clinical guide has helped thousands of clinicians put the proven principles of harm reduction into practice with therapy clients who have substance use problems. Written by pioneers in... (more)
Doing Dialectical Behavior Therapy: A Practical Guide
Filled with vivid clinical vignettes and step-by-step descriptions, this book demonstrates the nuts and bolts of dialectical behavior therapy (DBT). DBT is expressly designed for - and proven... (more)
The Silent Past and the Invisible Present: Memory, Trauma, and Representation in Psychotherapy
Drawing on research in the fields of cognitive and developmental psychology, attachment, trauma, and neuroscience, as well as 20 years in forensic and private practice, Paul Renn deftly illustrates... (more)
Changing Roles for a New Psychotherapy
Psychotherapy is not a one size fits all approach. As author John Miller describes in Changing Roles for a New Psychotherapy, all theoretical orientations have their uses and merits in different... (more)
Contemporary Psychotherapies for a Diverse World
This is the first book of its kind to cover the standard counseling theories and integrate multiculturalism into every theory chapter. In addition, every theory chapter is authored by an expert with... (more)
Tough Guys and True Believers: Managing Authoritarian Men in the Psychotherapy Room
This book will be a guide for therapists and counselors who work with authoritarian men, offering an understanding of these men and an empirically supported set of recommendations to work with them... (more)
Men, Addiction, and Intimacy: Strengthening Recovery by Fostering the Emotional Development of Boys and Men
In the substance abuse and addiction treatment realm, males outnumber females two to one. While gender-issues are seen as a key element of women's treatment, the acknowledgement that males are... (more)
Functional Analytic Psychotherapy: Distinctive Features
How can I supercharge the therapy I currently use? This volume distils the core principles, methods, and vision of the approach. Each Functional Analytic Psychotherapy (FAP) principle is presented in... (more)
Beyond Technique in Solution-Focused Therapy: Working with Emotions and the Therapeutic Relationship
Solution-focused therapy is often misunderstood to be no more than the techniques it is famous for - pragmatic, future-oriented questions that encourage clients to reconceptualize their problems and... (more)
Reflective Practice in Psychotherapy and Counselling
Reflective Practice has become established as an essential feature of practice in psychotherapy and counselling in the UK, Europe, USA and some other parts of the world. However, the writing on... (more)
The Functional Dialectic System Approach to Therapy for Individuals, Couples, and Families
A comprehensive theoretical and practical guide to contemporary system-based therapy.
The functional dialectic system approach to therapy has been widely embraced and is now used internationally,... (more)
Moments of Uncertainty in Therapeutic Practice: Interpreting within the Matrix of Projective Identification, Countertransference, and Enactment
One of therapy's greatest challenges is the moment of transference, when a patient unconsciously transfers emotion or desire to a new and present object - in some cases the therapist. During the... (more)
The Importance of Suffering: The Value and Meaning of Emotional Discontent
n this book James Davies considers emotional suffering as part and parcel of what it means to live and develop as a human being, rather than as a mental health problem requiring only psychiatric,... (more)
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy: The Process and Practice of Mindful Change: Second Edition
Since the original publication of this seminal work, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) has come into its own as a widely practiced approach to helping people change. This book provides the... (more)