Individual Psychotherapy Books
The Therapeutic Alliance: An Evidence-Based Guide to Practice
This state-of-the-art book presents research-based practice guidelines that clinicians of any orientation can use to optimize the therapeutic alliance. Leading proponents of the major... (more)
Religion That Heals, Religion That Harms: A Guide for Clinical Practice
From James L. Griffith, well known for his work on harnessing the healing potential of religion and spirituality, this book helps clinicians to intervene effectively in situations where religion is... (more)
Sex in Psychotherapy: Sexuality, Passion, Love, and Desire in the Therapeutic Encounter
Sex in Psychotherapy takes a psychodynamic approach to understanding recent technological and theoretical shifts in the field of psychotherapy. Lawrence Hedges provides an expert overview and... (more)
Mental Health Ethics: The Human Context
All human behaviour is, ultimately, a moral undertaking, in which each situation must be considered on its own merits. As a result ethical conduct is complex. Despite the proliferation of Codes of... (more)
Integrative Therapy: 100 Key Points and Techniques
Integrative Therapy is a unifying approach that brings together physiological, affective, cognitive, contextual and behavioural systems, creating a multi-dimensional relational framework that can be... (more)
The First Year and the Rest of Your Life: Movement, Development, and Psychotherapeutic Change
The movement repertoire that develops in the first year of life is a language in itself and conveys desires, intentions, and emotions. This early life in motion serves as the roots of ongoing... (more)
Encouragement Makes Good Things Happen
This book is an English translation of the bestselling German book Mut Tut Gut (literally "Courage Does Well"), which is now in its 16th printing. It describes a courageous and encouraging style of... (more)
Duped: Lies and Deception in Psychotherapy
In this book, Jeffrey Kottler and Jon Carlson turn their well-polished therapy microscopes onto the subjects of lying, falsehood, deceit, and the loss of trust in the counseling room. What do clients... (more)
Counting Our Losses: Reflecting on Change, Loss, and Transition in Everyday Life
This text is intended to be a resource for clinicians who work with clients dealing with non-death and ambiguous losses (those that are not the result of a death, but of events that are difficult to... (more)
Ageing and Older Adult Mental Health: Issues and Implications for Practice
This book examines the issues and implications that mental health professionals face when dealing with ageing and older adults. The book explores the area of ageing and focuses on the biological,... (more)
Depression and the Soul: A Guide to Spiritually Integrated Treatment
Proves the old adage that the best physician is also a philosopher. This book takes the readers through a consideration of how the existential struggles of depressed individuals engage their... (more)
Psychotherapy with Older Men
Growing older can be a time of great joy and satisfaction for men as they look back on their accomplishments and gain more free time, but it can also be a challenging and distressing experience,... (more)
Expressions of Drunkenness (Four Hundred Rabbits)
The goal of this book is to contribute to ongoing scholarly discussion on the very serious topic of drunkenness. The phrase 'four hundred rabbits' is one of many illustrations of the deep cultural,... (more)
Mindfulness and the Therapeutic Relationship
A number of books have explored the ways psychotherapy clients can benefit from learning and practicing mindfulness. This is the first volume to focus specifically on how mindfulness can deepen the... (more)
Psychotherapy After Brain Injury: Principles and Techniques
This book presents hands-on tools for addressing the multiple ways that brain injury can affect psychological functioning and well-being. (more)
The Fertile Body Method: A Practitioner's Manual: The Applications of Hypnosis and Other Mind-body Approaches for Fertility
The Fertile Body Method is a complete guide to working with fertility and related issues using hypnosis and other mind-body approaches. It offers in-depth information about infertility and its... (more)
Meditation and Yoga in Psychotherapy: Techniques for Clinical Practice
Consistent with the positive psychology movement, meditative yoga practice puts people on a positive path to actualize change. This timely and unique book provides practical tools for integrating... (more)
The How-To Book for Students of Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy
This is a book that grew out of the many practical "how-to" questions that the author's psychotherapy students have asked him over the years. It is neither an evidence-based compendium nor an attempt... (more)
Writing Routes: A Resource Handbook of Therapeutic Writing
The use of creative writing as a route to personal or professional development is a powerful therapeutic tool, yet often the most difficult part is knowing how and where to begin. The experiences of... (more)
Solution Focused Therapy for the Helping Professions
Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT) is an effective goal-focused therapeutic approach that involves working in partnership with the client, and empowers them by focusing on their strengths and... (more)
The Psychology of Spirituality: An Introduction
Spirituality is increasingly accepted as integral to human psychology, vital for physical and mental health. This is an accessible book that introduces the relationship between spirituality and... (more)
Introduction to Counseling: Voices from the Field: 7th Revised Edition
This student-centered overview of the counseling profession exposes you to real challenges faced by experienced practitioners and gives you an unparalleled look at what your professional future may... (more)
Therapy and Beyond: Counselling Psychology Contributions to Therapeutic and Social Issues
Presents an overview of the origins, current practices, and potential future of the discipline of counselling psychology.
* Presents an up-to-date review of the knowledge base behind the discipline... (more)
Psychosis and Spirituality: Consolidating the New Paradigm: Second Edition
This new edition presents the most recent body of qualitative and quantitative research in its exploration of the interface between psychosis and spirituality. The book offers a fundamental... (more)
Essential Law for Counsellors and Psychotherapists
This book provides a user-friendly guide to the law for all those practising and training in the counselling profession. Barbara Mitchels and Tim Bond make legal issues relevant and bring them alive... (more)
Enchantments of the Clinic: Power, Eroticism, and Illusion in the Clinical Relationship
Reflecting on his experience in the clinical trenches, a pragmatic existential therapist offers a provocative study of power, erotic influence, and illusion in the clinical relationship. Written in a... (more)
The Compassionate Mind
Throughout history people have sought to cope with a life that is often stressful and hard. We have actually known for some time that developing compassion for oneself and others can help us face up... (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)
The Mindful Therapist: A Clinician's Guide to Mindsight and Neural Integration
Bringing mindfulness techniques to your psychotherapeutic work with clients.
An integrated state of mindful awareness is crucial to achieving mental health. Daniel J. Siegel, an internationally... (more)
The Troubled Mind: A Handbook of Therapeutic Approaches to Psychological Distress
This comprehensive textbook discusses how trainees and busy practitioners can best respond therapeutically to clients' mental health problems. Grounded in the latest research, it is rich with case... (more)