Individual Psychotherapy Books
The therapist is the therapy
Psychotherapy evolved as a way of liberating the human spirit from the constraints of neurosis - it was never meant to be a means of alleviating symptoms and improving social adjustment. This book... (more)
Psychotherapy of cocaine addiction: entering the interpersonal world of the cocaine addict
This work examines effective psychotherapy with people who are addicted to cocaine. While its emphasis is on the people themselves rather than on the drug or the phenomenon of addiction, the... (more)
Treatment of abuse and addiction: a holistic approach
Presenting a holistic model of psychotherapy for people suffering from addictions, abusive relationships, and poor self-esteem, this text combines group and individual therapy with supportive and... (more)
Mind-body problems: psychotherapy with psychosomatic disorders
Asthma, arthritis, eating and gastrointestinal disorders, are only a few of the many serious somatic problems that may be initiated or exacerbated by psychological stress. This book explores the... (more)
Life after psychotherapy
This work demonstrates how it is not always necessary to return to therapy when old symptoms return. Dealing with a variety of problems such as depression, anxiety, and excessive concerns with... (more)
the essential Internet: A guide for psychotherapists and other mental health professionals
A guide to the Internet, written specifically for psychotherapists and other mental health professionals, which provides chapters on the essential features of the Internet, and includes an extensive... (more)
Constructing therapeutic narratives
Teaching the therapeutic principles of 'narrative reconstruction', this book shows how to do better what most therapists do automatically - that is, characterize, construct plots, develop themes, and... (more)
Doing Psychotherapy Effectively
Offers a unique method of evaluating psychotherapy which focuses not on a particular school or theory, but on the relationship between therapist and patient. The authors base their coding on patterns... (more)
Combating Destructive Thought Processes: Voice Therapy and Separation Theory
What keeps people from living in ways that satisfy their individual needs and priorities? This book explores psychotherapist Robert W Firestone's voice therapy technique, the goal of which is to... (more)
Psychotherapy and Spirit: Theory and Practice in Transpersonal Psychotherapy
Brings together the major developments in the field of transpersonal psychotherapy. It reviews the major transpersonal models of psychotherapy, including Wilber, Jung, Grof, Ali and existential,... (more)
Solutions Step by Step: A substance abuse treatment manual
A practical guide introducing the solution-focused approach to clinicians working with substance abusers. Stressing solutions rather than pathology, clients strengths and their strategies for past... (more)
What You Never Learned in Graduate School: A Survival Guide for Therapists
Therapists are struggling to adapt both to the changing landscape of their profession, and to the demands on their profssional and personal success. This book explores many issues which are rarely... (more)
Carl Rogers on personal power
To anyone interested in psychology or sociology or politics or morality, Rogers will give a new dimension of awareness. The Month (more)
On Becoming a Person
In this book, one of America's most distinguished psychologists describes his experiences in helping people to discover the path to personal growth through an understanding of their own limitations... (more)
A Spiritual Strategy for Counseling and Psychotherapy: Second Revised Edition
Noting that spiritual perspectives have been excluded from psychological theory and practice of psychotherapy, this text proposes that the time is ripe for the inclusion of a spiritual strategy in... (more)
Psychotherapy and Society
Brings together psychotherapy and social science. Concentrates on the relationship between mental health and gender, class, race, age and profession. Further chapters explore the role of therapy in... (more)
Formulation as a Basis for Planning Psychotherapy Treatment
To help their patients, clinicians must make accurate diagnoses and devise effective treatment plans. These plans often involve psychotherapy with goals that include symptom reduction, the prevention... (more)
Serious shopping: Psychotherapy and consumerism
The phenomenon of addictive shopping is a popular subject for the media - especially when they are portraying relatively affluent, bored and slightly depressed women. This book presents a starker... (more)
Philosophy and psychotherapy
This text analyses the interface between philosophy and psychotherapy. It applies philosophical ideas to therapeutic claims and counter-claims. Philosophical issues such as autonomy and free choice,... (more)
Which Psychotherapy: Leading exponents explain their differences
Discusses whether mainstream therapeutic orientations can co-exist in harmony. If there is friction between them, is this minor or major? Is 'integrationism' a myth? Focussing on differences - rather... (more)
Systemic Therapy with Individuals
Until recently systemic therapy has been identified with family therapy. This no longer applies; the systemic approach and its techniques can now be used with profit in therapy with individuals. ... (more)
Swift to Hear: Facilitating Skills in Listening and Responding
The author describes the development of basic listening and responding skills, and the process of communication which is at the heart of the helping interview. Numerous exercises make this an... (more)
Therapy as Social Construction
This volume explores the exciting possibilities for the therapeutic process of adopting a social constructionist perspective. A key concern is with socially constructed lives. Our senses of self,... (more)
Mental Health Promotion: Paradigms and Practice
Mental health promotion is an emerging field of interest to many health professionals. This book traces its history, defines it and distinguishes it from mental illness prevention. Mental health is... (more)
People of the lie
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Memory quest: Trauma and the search for personal history
Discussing autobiographical memory and personal history, this text focuses on the impact of trauma on general levels of information-processing and memory organization. It considers controversies... (more)
In the Therapist's Mirror: Reality in the Making
Integrating strategic problem-solving, with an emphasis on stories and the cultural context of meaning, this book introduces the theoretical stance of semiotic constructivism. Its main argument is... (more)
Spiritual Presence in Psychotherapy: A Guide to Caregivers
Written for care-givers who want to accomodate a spiritual dimension in their work. The first part discusses the interface between psychotherapy and spirituality. In the second part, seven models for... (more)