Handbook of Individual Therapy

Handbook of Individual Therapy is the bestselling textbook which has been used in training many thousands of counsellors and psychotherapists. For its Fourth Edition the book has been thoroughly revised and explained. Praise for the Third Edition: `An important book, not to be missed by any serious counselling student or practitioner' - British Journal of Guidance and Counselling `A book which accepts and even celebrates the diversity of ideas in the field. It stimulates interest and informs. It stirs up debates, and leaves the reader to continue to think about them... an important book, not to be missed by any serious counselling student or practitioner' - British Journal of Guidance and Counselling `Written by excellent people... this is a model of what such books should be. The editor has taken a lot of trouble to make sure that the contributors have written in such a way as to make the different approaches really comparable... I would strongly recommend this book to anyone working in the field of psychotherapy or training as a counsellor or therapist. There is nothing else like it available' - Self & Society Handbook of Individual Therapy Fourth Edition is a major new edition of the highly successful textbook which has become a classic for trainees in counselling and psychotherapy. Revised and updated throughout, the book presents a comprehensive overview of the key approaches to individual therapy practice, including a new chapter on Cognitive Analytic Therapy. Written by those at the forefront of counselling and psychotherapy - each a leading exponent of the particular form of therapy they discuss - the book introduces the principles and methods of individual therapy concisely and accessibly. Following a clearly defined structure, each chapter outlines one approach in detail providing case examples to illustrate how that approach works in practice. Each form of therapy is described in terms of: - its historical context - main theoretical assumptions - mode of practice - which clients will benefit most - the general strengths and limitations of the approach. Further chapters place counselling and psychotherapy in its social context, explore training and supervision and relate research to individual therapy practice. Handbook of Individual Therapy, Fourth Edition is designed for those in training in counselling, psychotherapy and other helping professions such as nursing, social work and education. It will be invaluable for novice therapists looking for an overall picture of individual therapy practice, and also experienced therapists interested in learning about alternative approaches.