Individual Psychotherapy Books
What Do I Say? The Therapist's Guide to Answering Client Questions
Therapists are used to asking questions, not answering them. What Do I Say? shows how client questions-no matter how difficult or uncomfortable-can be used to support the therapeutic process rather... (more)
Playing with Fire: The Controversial Career of Hans J. Eysenck
Probably no other psychologist has aroused such contrary reactions from the public and from the scientific community as Hans Eysenck. To the public, he was some kind of noble IQ warrior or "that... (more)
The Little Psychotherapy Book: Object Relations in Practice
Aimed at beginning therapists and those new to object relations, this concise work introduces the reader to the practice of psychodynamic psychotherapy from an object relations (O-R) perspective in a... (more)
Six Key Approaches to Counselling and Therapy: Second Edition
This updated and revised new edition of Six Key Approaches to Counselling and Therapy provides an accessible introduction to the theory and practice of six of the most popular contemporary... (more)
Addictive Personalities and Why People Take Drugs: The Spike and the Moon
‘Why do we take drugs? I haven’t the faintest idea, but Gary Winship has a damned good go at telling me the answer. Some might say this is a largely academic book, but as an ex-psychiatric nurse and... (more)
Anxiety Disorders: The Go-to Guide for Clients and Therapists
Anxiety disorders are the number-one psychiatric problem in the United States, yet many clients who suffer from anxiety do not get effective counselling, and they often end therapy without successful... (more)
Neurobiology Essentials for Clinicians: What Every Therapist Needs to Know
A primer on brain functionality as it relates to therapeutic work.
This book presents an overview of the latest theories of affect regulation and focuses on how these theories work in clinical... (more)
Poker Face in Mental Health Practice: A Primer on Deception Analysis and Detection
Using the latest techniques from poker players to detect when your patients are lying to you.
Forensic psychiatrists frequently deal with deceptive people. In these cases, malingering is the most... (more)
Change: Principles of Problem Formation and Problem Resolution
This classic book, available in paperback for the very first time, explores why some people can successfully change their lives and others cannot. Here famed psychologist Paul Watzlawick presents... (more)
Why Can't I Help this Child to Learn? Understanding Emotional Barriers to Learning
The book outlines theories of child development from the point of view of the kinds of relationships children make with adults and the effects of their relationships on their learning. In addition,... (more)
Regulation in Action: The Health Professions Council Fitness to Practise Hearing of Dr Malcolm Cross - Analysis, History, and Comment
‘…if you feel that something is deeply wrong in the relationship between the state and civil society, and that there is too much interference in professional work, you will find this book both... (more)
Relational Transactional Analysis: Principles in Practice
'Through different voices and styles of contributions, including papers, edited talks and panel discussion, this collection explores and applies the principles of relational transactional analysis.... (more)
Personality Pathology: Developmental Perspectives
Personality pathology is rooted in early development and affects a wide range of affects, behaviours and cognitive processes. Every year thousands of articles about the etiology pf personality... (more)
A Comprehensive Guide to Suicidal Behaviours: Working with Individuals at Risk and Their Families
Over a million people commit suicide every year, making it the tenth leading cause of death worldwide. For this reason and many others besides, an understanding of the act is vital, especially for... (more)
Psychotherapy for the Treatment of Substance Abuse
Leading authorities on substance abuse treatment techniques review and illustrate the most common interventions for opioid-related and alcohol-related substance abuse disorders, as well as crucial... (more)
Restoration Therapy: Understanding and Guiding Healing in Marriage and Family Therapy
Restoration Therapy introduces the reader to the essential elements of its namesake and from there guide clinicians to a systemic understanding of how certain forces lead to destructive cycles in... (more)
Ageing and Older Adult Mental Health: Issues and Implications for Practice (Hardback)
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)
Unusual Interventions: Alterations of the Frame, Method, and Relationship in Psychotherapy and Psychoanalysis
Radical departures from the set and familiar rules of technique often become necessary in the course of psychotherapy and psychoanalysis. These can include conducting a session outside the office,... (more)
Interpersonal Psychotherapy
'In this age of evidence-based practice, clinicians dealing with prevalent but difficult clinical problems are looking for treatment procedures that are both effective and easy to implement.... (more)
Head Games: De-Colonizing the Psychotherapeutic Process
Head Games is focused on the way in which ethnocentrism and cultural bias can impact public health, and in this case, psychotherapeutic process. It examines a family therapy program being run by a... (more)
Judaic Spiritual Psychotherapy
Judaic Spiritual Psychotherapy is in the contemporary mode of utilizing the profound insights present in spiritual literature for psychotherapeutic use. Jewish spiritual writings are a rich source... (more)
A Guide to Psychotherapy
This book is about a personal journey, an adventure that has the potential to change one's entire outlook. It is an introduction to psychotherapy that provides clear and direct answers to commonly... (more)
Working with Fathers: From Knowledge to Therapeutic Practice
This is the first book to provide a comprehensive guide to working with fathers therapeutically. It looks at the issues that therapy raises for men and how this work can affect the wider family. It... (more)
Social Approaches to Mental Distress
This new title sets out the values, theoretical understandings, research base, and practice which underpin a social approach to mental health practice. Exploring therapeutic approaches and recovery... (more)
Setting Up in Independent Practice: A Handbook for Therapy and Psychology Practitioners
This compact guide offers the trainee and beginning practitioner all the hands-on advice and support they could wish for in successfully planning, setting up and running their own practice. Written... (more)
Exploring Therapy, Spirituality and Healing
Spirituality and healing are controversial issues in counselling and psychotherapy. This cutting edge text discusses the philosophical, practical and ethical issues involved in counselling and... (more)
Pluralistic Counselling and Psychotherapy
Mick Cooper and John McLeod pioneer a major new framework for counselling theory, practice and research - the 'pluralistic' approach. This model breaks away from the orientation-specific way in which... (more)
Introduction to Feminist Therapy: Strategies for Social and Individual Change
Focuses on the practical application of feminist theory to clinical experience. Whereas other books in the area tend to focus on specific clinical issues encountered by women (such as sexual abuse or... (more)
Case Study Research in Counselling and Psychotherapy
Case-based knowledge forms an essential element of the evidence base for counselling and psychotherapy practice. This book provides the reader with a unique introduction to the conceptual and... (more)
Anti-Discriminatory Practice in Counselling and Psychotherapy
A ground-breaking text which identifies the ease with which individuals can be disadvantaged merely on the basis of their gender, race, culture, age, sexuality or ability. Examining these and other... (more)