Jon Carlson
Jon Carlson, PsyD, EdD, ABPP is Distinguished Professor of Psychology and Counseling at Governors State University, University Park, Illinois and a Psychologist with the Wellness Clinic in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin. He is the author of 50 books, 150 articles and developed and produced over 250 commercial videotapes that feature the most prominent leaders in the field.
Techniques of Adlerian Psychology
This text presents a collection of classic and recent papers reprinted from the Journal of Individual Psychology and Individual Psychology, representing the purpose, methods, and spirit of techniques... (more)
The Intimate Couple
As important as intimacy is in our personal and professional lives, intimacy as a theoretical and clinical factor still remains a phenomenon. Currently, there appears to be as many definitions of... (more)
Intervention and Strategies in Counseling and Psychotherapy
Interventions and Strategies in Counseling and Psychotherapy acknowledges the important contributions of Alfred Adler and illustrates the many ways in which Adlerian ideas underpin and influence... (more)
Brief Therapy with Individuals and Couples
Brief Therapy Strategies with Individuals and Couples is a sourcebook that brings together in a single place all the most effective strategies and interventions - across orientations - for... (more)
Bad Therapy: Master Therapists Share Their Worst Failures
This volume offers a rare and revealing glimpse into the mindset and actions of some of the profession's most seasoned and well-known authors, theoreticians and leaders. Kottler and Carlson guide us... (more)
Family Therapy Techniques: Integrating and Tailoring Treatment
Family Therapy Techniques briefly reviews the basic theories of marriage and family therapy. It then goes into treatment models designed to facilitate the tailoring of therapy to specific populations... (more)
The Client Who Changed Me: Stories of Therapist Personal Transformation
Although the impact that clients can have on therapists is well-known, most work on the subject consists of dire warnings: mental health professionals are taught early on to be on their guard for... (more)
Readings in the Theory of Individual Psychology
Individual Psychology, a movement pioneered by Alfred Adler around the turn of the (20th) century, has gradually claimed its place as an established school of psychotherapy and counseling. However,... (more)
Their Finest Hour: Master Therapists Share Their Great Success Stories
Therapists on the cutting edge of their profession detail their most professionally rewarding cases and share what they learnt from them. These outstanding therapists define achievement in their... (more)
Creative Breakthroughs in Therapy: Tales of Transformation and Astonishment
In Creative Breakthroughs in Therapy, well-known authors Kottler and Carlson have invited some of the world's most creative therapists and researchers to share stories that have resulted in... (more)
Recovering Intimacy in Love Relationships: A Clinician's Guide
The loss of intimacy is one of the most difficult - but also one of the most common - factors in the destruction of any relationship. Recovering Intimacy in Love Relationships lays out practical,... (more)
Jay Haley Revisited
Jay Haley Revisited brings together some of the influential professionals in the field of therapy to introduce, analyze, and put into context some of the significant papers Jay Haley produced, both... (more)
Brief Therapy Inside Out - Cognitive Therapy for Depression (DVD)
Beck combines collaborative and directive techniques with skills-building and education about how to challenge cognitive distortions to help a depressed
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)
Working with Immigrant Families: A Practical Guide for Counselors
Working with Immigrant Families examines the theoretical and practice-based issues that must be considered by counseling professionals when performing family therapy with immigrant clients. It... (more)
Alfred Adler Revisited
Alfred Adler was one of the most influential thinkers in psychotherapy - a physician, psychiatrist, author, and professor who wanted to answer the questions that plagued people during a significant... (more)
Poisonous Parenting: Toxic Relationships Between Parents and Their Adult Children
How does the toxicity associated with particular parenting styles affect attachment? How do the contaminated views of themselves that children of toxic parents affect their relationships into their... (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)
Helping Beyond the 50 Minute Hour: Therapists Involved in Meaningful Social Action
Mental health professionals are held to a high standard of advocating for their clients and communities, and possess unique skills that can be used for good. Yet, many practitioners and academicians... (more)
Creating Connection: A Relational-Cultural Approach with Couples
Relational-Cultural Therapy (RCT) is developed to accurately address the relational experiences of persons in de-valued cultural groups. As a model, it is ideal for work with couples: it encourages... (more)
How Master Therapists Work: Effecting Change from the First Through the Last Session and Beyond
How Master Therapists Work engages the reader in experiencing what really happens in therapy with master therapists: who they are, what they do, and how they bring about significant change in... (more)
The Distracted Couple: The Impact of ADHD on Adult Relationships
The Distracted Couple identifies the aspects of adult ADHD that impact marriages and relationships, and provides a number of interventions, strategies and treatments to effectively address these... (more)
Psychopathology and Psychotherapy: DSM-5 Diagnosis, Case Conceptualization, and Treatment: Third Edition
Psychopathology and Psychotherapy: DSM-5 Diagnosis, Case Conceptualization, and Treatment: Third Edition differs from other psychopathology and abnormal psychology books. While other books focus on... (more)
On Being a Master Therapist: Practicing What You Preach
Learn from master therapists and bring your skills to the next level. Bringing a breath of fresh air to the therapy profession, this compelling and thoughtful resource urges readers to move from... (more)
Recovering Intimacy in Love Relationships: A Clinician's Guide
The loss of intimacy is one of the most difficult - but also one of the most common - factors in the destruction of any relationship. Recovering Intimacy in Love Relationships lays out practical,... (more)
Therapy Over 50: Aging Issues in Psychotherapy and the Therapist's Life
Traditional training in counseling and psychotherapy makes minimal distinctions on the ages of the client and therapist in the treatment process. Therapy Over 50: Aging Issues in Psychotherapy and... (more)
The Disordered Couple
The Disordered Couple, Second Edition focuses on couples with psychiatric disorders and/or relational disorders that significantly impact their relationship, mental health, and well-being. It is the... (more)