Individual Psychotherapy Books
Conversations with Milton H. Erickson MD: v. 3: Changing Children and Families
Dr. Erickson presents many of his lively ways of doing therapy with children and presents his basic ideas about working with children and families. Sections include: Family Interview Techniques;... (more)
Emotions and the Therapist: A Systemic-Dialogical Approach
In recent years, systemic theory and practice adopted a dialogical orientation, centred on the persons of the therapist and client. This has led to a growing attention toward emotions, which, in this... (more)
When Hurt Remains: Relational Perspectives on Therapeutic Failure
In this book the editors have solicited the unique and unmediated voices of fifteen leading psychotherapists, who share intimate and revealing stories from their clinic of professional incidents that... (more)
Love and Therapy: In Relationship
Sigmund Freud noted the importance of love in the healing of the human psyche. So many of life's distresses have their origins in lack of love, disruption of love, or trauma. People naturally seek... (more)
The Trauma of Everyday Life
Trauma does not just happen to a few unlucky people; it is the bedrock of our psychology. Death and illness touch us all, but even the everyday sufferings of loneliness and fear are traumatic. In The... (more)
The Therapist's Treasure Chest: Solution-oriented Tips and Tricks for Everyday
A trove of ready-to-use, solution-focused therapy techniques for work with children, adults, and families on commonly encountered problems, The Therapist's Treasure Chest is an easy-to-navigate... (more)
Disabling Perversions: Forensic Psychotherapy with People with Intellectual Disabilities
The book offers an overview of how to work with some of the most damaged members of society - children and adults with intellectual disabilities who abuse others. Drawing on insight from two decades... (more)
The Handbook of Individual Therapy: Sixth Edition
This classic text has helped over 50,000 students wishing to understand the key counselling and psychotherapy approaches. This sixth edition is the most comprehensive update since it was first... (more)
Psychodynamic Psychotherapy with Transactional Analysis: Theory and Narration of a Living Experience
The main values and principles of Transactional Analysis, in its original psychodynamic matrix, become a concrete experience in this book thanks to the accurate description of the daily practice of a... (more)
An Introduction to the Therapeutic Frame
Designed for psychotherapists and counsellors in training, An Introduction to the Therapeutic Frame clarifies the concept of the frame - the way of working set out in the first meeting between... (more)
Focusing in Clinical Practice: The Essence of Change
“Focusing” is a particular process of attention that supports therapeutic change, a process that has been linked in more than 50 research studies with successful outcomes in psychotherapy. First... (more)
Case Studies in Psychotherapy
CASE STUDIES IN PSYCHOTHERAPY, International Edition features classic and contemporary cases selected for their intrinsic interest, clarity of presentation, and effectiveness in demonstrating the... (more)
On Minding and Being Minded: Experiencing Bion and Beckett
On Minding and Being Minded explores links between depictions of lived experience written by Samuel Beckett and the experience of psychoanalytic psychotherapy pioneered in the writings of W.R. Bion.... (more)
An Introduction to Counselling: Fifth Edition
A comprehensive introduction to the theory and practice of counselling and psychotherapy. This new edition has been thoroughly updated with new research, examples from practice and case studies. An... (more)
Introduction to Psychodynamic Psychotherapy Technique: Second Edition
Introduction to Psychodynamic Psychotherapy Technique is a revised edition of the popular technical guide to the conduct of psychodynamic psychotherapy written by Sarah Fels Usher, published in 1993.... (more)
Managing Difficult Endings in Psychotherapy: It's Time
This book is about the difficulty of endings, but it is also about learning from the endings that we know have gone wrong as well as those that have worked well. It sets out how the psychological... (more)
Psychotherapy 2.0: Where Psychotherapy and Technology Meet
The digital age is both exciting and challenging for psychotherapy, opening the door to clients groups previously not able to access psychological help, whilst also providing the challenges caused by... (more)
The Essentials of Counselling and Psychotherapy in Primary Schools
The book is targeted at all practitioners in the helping and enabling professions working with children and young people, and is essential reading for anyone undertaking training where elements of... (more)
Psychodynamic Therapy: A Guide to Evidence-Based Practice
Presenting a pragmatic, evidence-based approach to conducting psychodynamic therapy, this engaging and instructive guide is firmly grounded in contemporary clinical practice and research. The book... (more)
Body Sense: The Science and Practice of Embodied Self-Awareness
Embodied self-awareness is the ability to feel our emotions and movements in the present moment, without the influence of judgmental thoughts (such as: Am I doing this right?). Body Sense offers a... (more)
Memory and Healing: Neurocognitive and Psychodynamic Perspectives on How Patients and Psychotherapists Remember
This book addresses the current demand to apply findings in neuroscience to a broad spectrum of psychotherapy practices. It offers clear formulations for what has long been missing in how... (more)
The Presenting Past: The Core Of Psychodynamic Counselling and Therapy: Fourth Edition
A person's past is ever present, from infancy to old age, and it always affects the dynamics of therapy and the therapist-patient relationship. Written by one of the most-cited counselling authors in... (more)
The Business Of Therapy: How To Run A Successful Private Practice
"How could I engage with him as a therapist, there was a dead plant in the hall - if he can't even keep a plant alive, how could he possibly help me?" This practical, accessible guide, written by a... (more)
A Personal Journey Through Psychotherapy: A Case Study Revisited
This book is a personal account of the enduring value of an appropriate psychotherapeutic intervention, and is set within the author's lifespan to date. It is also a unique view of how it feels to be... (more)
Storr's The Art of Psychotherapy: Third Edition
Sensitively updated and revised for modern practice, Anthony Storr’s legendary work continues to be an indispensible introductory text for aspiring psychotherapists.Professor Jeremy Holmes, a friend... (more)
Empathy: What it is and Why it Matters
Empathy is key to good relationships. In its absence, behaviour becomes puzzling, even dangerous. David Howe's fascinating new book examines what empathy is, why we have it and how it develops. He... (more)
Motivational Interviewing: Helping People Change: Third Edition
This is the authoritative, bestselling guide that professionals and students turn to for a complete introduction to motivational interviewing (MI), the powerful approach to facilitating change. The... (more)
The Self Under Siege: A Therapeutic Model for Differentiation
How much of our identity or 'self' is truly representative of our own wants, needs, and goals in life and how much does it reflect the desires and priorities of someone else? Are we following our own... (more)
Sexual Boundary Violations: Therapeutic, Supervisory, and Academic Contexts
Sexual boundary violations are considered the most series ethical infraction in the mental health profession, as well as in higher education and pastoral counseling. Recognized as unethical due to... (more)
Clinical Intuition in Psychotherapy: The Neurobiology of Embodied Response
A systematic look at the role of "gut feelings" in psychotherapy.
What actually happens in psychotherapy, outside the confines of therapeutic models and techniques? How can clinicians learn to... (more)