Individual Psychotherapy Books
Psychotherapy with Impossible Cases
This book - a companion to the author's 'Escape from Babel' - describes therapy with a number of patients who had 'defeated' numerous clinicians and had become 'veterans' of the system. Using a... (more)
Knowing feeling: Affect, script and psychotherapy
Explores contemporary studies on affect, focusing on the work of Silvan Tomkins, and examining the impact of this work on the theory and practice of psychotherapy. Sections of the book cover research... (more)
Handbook of cognitive therapy techniques
374 pages.
Escape from Babel: Towards a unifying language for psychotherapy practice
Although the practice of psychotherapy has become more diverse, research shows that the approach used is unimportant. This book contends that there are some factors, which do matter. It seeks to... (more)
Dimensions of psychotherapy supervision: Maps and means
Describes a coherent, comprehensive model of psychotherapy supervision, with an emphasis on pragmatics, process, ethics, and gender and cultural influences. The four dimensions described are:... (more)
Theoretical Evolutions in Person-Centered/Experiential Therapy
Argues that clinical work with severely learning-disabled and psychotic clients requires changes in theory and practice. Based on the author's research and experience, the book describes the... (more)
Psychotherapy in the Age of Accountability
This text presents an integrative model of psychotherapy which discourages divisiveness and encourages a common vocabulary among therapists. It covers the crucial skills of managing time and... (more)
Back to reality: A critique of postmodern theory in psychotherapy
This work provides an analysis of postmodern narrative theory, with its underlying anti-realist, anti-constructivist philosophy that the subject makes rather than 'discovers' reality. As an... (more)
Therapeutic Ways With Words
A linguistic analysis of the discourse between therapist and client in psychotherapy sessions. The author emphasises the interactive nature of the discourse, and how language is mutually... (more)
Spirituality and Personal Maturity
Using case studies from the practice of pastoral counselling, the author sets out to demonstrate how psychology and spirituality are integrally related to human maturity. Equal attention is paid to... (more)
Psychotherapy: An eclectic-integrative approach
This second edition of a reference and training guide for psychotherapists presents a unified presentation of the psychotherapy process. The author discusses concepts and procedures from the major... (more)
Female Authority
Unique in its combination of feminist theory, social psychology, and Jungian psychology, Female Authority offers a fresh approach to the analysis of gender concerns in identity. (more)
Narcissism
Are you a narcissist? Do you know someone who is? Contrary to popular belief, narcissists do not love themselves, or anyone else. They are people who cannot accept their true selves, constructing... (more)