Individual Psychotherapy Books
Transforming Emotional Pain: An Emotion-Focused Workbook
Transforming Emotional Pain presents an accessible self-help approach to mental health based on Emotion-Focused Therapy (EFT).
Based on the principles of EFT, and developed by clinicians and... (more)
The Compassionate Mind Approach to Difficult Emotions: Using Compassion Focused Therapy
Emotions bring purpose, pleasure and meaning to our lives. However, for many people, they are synonymous with distress, pain and suffering. Anger and rage can wreck relationships and cause problems... (more)
CFT Made Simple: A Clinician's Guide to Practicing Compassion-Focused Therapy
Created by world-renowned psychologist Paul Gilbert, compassion-focused therapy (CFT) is extremely effective in helping clients work through painful feelings of shame and self-criticism. However, the... (more)
The Compassionate Mind Approach To Postnatal Depression: Using Compassion Focused Therapy to Enhance Mood, Confidence and Bonding
It is well-known that having a baby can be a time of joy but also one of anxiety and even depression for new mothers. Indeed it is very common for new mothers to experience a short period of distress... (more)
The Compassionate Mind Workbook: A step-by-step guide to developing your compassionate self
There is good and increasing evidence that cultivating compassion for one's self and others can have a profound impact on our physiological, psychological and social processes. In contrast, concerns... (more)
Integrating Spirituality into Counseling: Methods and Practices
- A broad, concise and practical overview of the field
- Inspirational ways of understanding topics related to spirituality and counseling through an interdisciplinary lens
- Short but... (more)
Therapy and the Postpartum Woman: Notes on Healing Postpartum Depression for Clinicians and the Women Who Seek their Help
Written by a pioneer and continuing advocate for perinatal health, this book remains remains an enduring reference for any therapist working with pregnant or postpartum women and their families... (more)
The Strength-Based Clinical Supervision Workbook: A Complete Guide for Mental Health Trainees and Supervisors
Supervision is the cornerstone of clinical training across all types of mental health providers. It facilitates the growth of mental health trainees and maintains the integrity of the field of mental... (more)
The Bodily Roots of Experience in Psychotherapy: Moving Self
This book explores the significance of movement processes as they shape one’s experience through life. It provides a comprehensive, practical understanding of how we lose the wonder and curiosity we... (more)
The Language of the Soul in Narrative Therapy: Spirituality in Clinical Theory and Practice
The Language of the Soul in Narrative Therapy uniquely bridges the gap between narrative therapy and spirituality to describe how the theory and practice of narrative therapy may be expanded and... (more)
Self-in-Relationship Psychotherapy: A Complete Clinical Guide to Theory and Practice
In this innovative book, the authors set out their theory of Self-in-Relationship Psychotherapy (SIRP), advocating for the integration of relational, self, and physical intimacy needs in the... (more)
Physical Touch in Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy: Transforming Trauma through Embodied Practice
This groundbreaking book presents a new model for incorporating the human body, and specifically physical touch, into psychoanalysis and psychotherapy, particularly for patients who have experienced... (more)
Video Games in Psychotherapy
Video Games in Psychotherapy provides the reader with a practical session-by-session framework for using video games, interactive media, and gaming metaphors to help make the process of psychotherapy... (more)
Inspiration for the Weary Therapist: A Practical Clinical Companion
Inspiration for the Weary Therapist is a companion for the modern practitioner. Addressing a diverse audience and written by a master clinician and supervisor, Inspiration for the Weary Therapist... (more)
Faith-Based ACT for Christian Clients: An Integrative Treatment Approach: Second Edition
Faith-Based ACT for Christian Clients balances empirical evidence with theology to give mental health professionals a deep understanding of both the "why" and "how" of acceptance and commitment... (more)
Empathy and Mental Health: An Integral Model for Developing Therapeutic Skills in Counseling and Psychotherapy
Empathy and Mental Health shows mental health professionals how to employ a deeper understanding of subjective, objective, and interpersonal modalities of empathy in their practice.
Chapters are... (more)
Safeguarding the Quality of Forensic Assessment in Sentencing: A Review Across Western Nations
This edited collection provides an interdisciplinary and cross-national perspective on safeguarding the quality of forensic assessment in sentencing offenders.
Taking an in-depth look at seven... (more)
Diversity and Marginalisation in Forensic Mental Health Care
This book explores the ways in which diversity and experiences of marginalisation are present in forensic mental health care settings around the globe and suggests ways of moving... (more)
Don’t Turn Away: Stories of Troubled Minds in Fractured Times
Over the course of her 40-year career, psychiatrist and psychotherapist Penelope Campling has worked with patients from all walks of life, from survivors of abuse to ICU doctors struggling under the... (more)
Risk Assessment in Forensic Practice
Risk Assessment in Forensic Practice sets out a concise critical review of the way in which risk is assessed in current forensic practice. Setting the area in its historical context, this text... (more)
Neoliberalism, Ethics and the Social Responsibility of Psychology: Dialogues at the Edge
This volume encompasses deeply critical dialogues that question how the field of psychology exists within and is shaped by the current neoliberal political context. Spanning from psychoanalysis to... (more)
Becoming a Therapist: What Do I Say, and Why?
Revised and expanded for the digital age, this trusted guidebook and text helps novice psychotherapists of any orientation bridge the gap between coursework and clinical practice. It offers a window... (more)
What Happens in Mindfulness: Inner Awakening and Embodied Cognition
Well known for applying mindfulness to the treatment of depression, pioneering researcher John Teasdale now explores the broader changes that people can experience through contemplative practices.... (more)
#MeToo for Women and Men: Understanding Power through Sexual Harassment
MeToo for Women and Men provides an overview of sexual violence and an accessible guide to the MeToo movement, presenting a timely look at the evidence from diverse fields. Its evidence-based... (more)
Therapeutic Improvisation: How to Stop Winging It and Own It as a Therapist
As a new therapist, it's so hard to make transformational moments out of all that's being thrown at you in sessions. You're just winging it, but deep down you know there's a way to make your sessions... (more)
Embracing Therapeutic Complexity: A Guidebook to Integrating the Essentials of Psychodynamic Principles Across Therapeutic Disciplines
In an era where instant gratification has filtered into training programs geared toward technique-driven solutions, Embracing Therapeutic Complexity takes a step back and re-introduces fundamental... (more)
Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy with Adolescents: College student development and treatment
In this book, Philip Rosenbaum and Richard Webb consider the complexities of working as counselors and psychotherapists for college students, and offer a broad and detailed account of the... (more)
Complementary and Integrative Therapies for Mental Health and Aging
Complementary and Integrative Therapies for Mental Health and Aging provides an up-to-date overview of integrative medicine that clinicians, researchers, and caregivers will require in order to... (more)
Trusting in Psychotherapy
Trusting in Psychotherapy is an important book that fills a lamentable void: although virtually everyone-therapists, students, and patients alike-believes that trust is the foundation of... (more)
Principles and Practices of Relational Psychotherapy
This book provides an overview of the basic principles in relational therapy, which, in combination with the latest research about the significance of the therapeutic relationship, makes it possible... (more)