The handbook of individual therapy edited by Windy Dryden and Andrew Reeves

Includes bibliography and index.

The Cultural Context of British Psychotherapy - Colin FelthamPART ONE: THE PSYCHODYNAMIC TRADITIONPsychodynamic Therapy: Contemporary Freudian Approach - Jessica YakeleyPsychodynamic Therapy: The Independent Approach - Kevin JonesPsychodynamic Therapy: Jungian and Post-Jungian Approaches - Ann CasementPsychodynamic Therapy: The Kleinian Approach - Julia Segal PART TWO: THE HUMANISTIC-EXISTENTIAL TRADITION Person-Centred Therapy - Mike WorrallExistential Therapy - Emmy van DeurzenGestalt Therapy - Dave MannTransactional Analysis - Charlotte SillsPART THREE: THE COGNITIVE-BEHAVIOURAL TRADITIONCognitive Therapy - Stirling MooreyRational Emotive Behaviour Therapy - Windy DrydenCompassion-Focused Therapy - Paul Gilbert and Chris Irons Behavioural Activation - Pierce J. O'Carroll PART FOUR: OTHER SPECIFIC APPROACHESCognitive Analytic Therapy - Mark DunnSolution-Focused Therapy - Alasdair J. MacdonaldInterpersonal Therapy - Susan HowardPART FIVE: BROADER DEVELOPMENTS IN INDIVIDUAL THERAPYMindfulness in Individual Therapy - Jody Mardula and Frances LarkinNarrative Therapy - Martin Payne The Transpersonal in Individual Therapy - John RowanIntegrative Therapy - Henry HollandersPluralistic Therapy - John McLeod, Julia McLeod, Mick Cooper and Windy DrydenPART SIX: PROFESSIONAL ISSUESResearch in Individual Therapy - Andrew Reeves The Training and Supervision of Individual Therapists - Greg Nolan, Jane Macaskie & Bonnie Meekums

This compendium serves as an excellent reference point for an academic as well as practitioner. It is an exceptional achievement! Dr Ladislav Timulak, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland [It] continues to be the book that one turns to when looking for a clear introduction to the broad range of talking cures that are offered in the UK today. Dr Nick Midgley, Anna Freud Centre This classic text has helped over 50,000 students wishing to understand the key counselling and psychotherapy approaches. This sixth edition is the most comprehensive update since it was first published in 1984, with 15 newly contributed chapters and 8 updated chapters. Each approach now includes a new Research section summarising the research findings, an in-depth Case Study illustrating how that approach works in practice, and an extended Practice section. Also covered: * historical context and development * main theoretical assumptions * which clients will benefit most * strengths and limitations. New chapters include Compassion-Focussed Therapy, Interpersonal Therapy, Mindfulness in Individual Therapy, Pluralistic Therapy, Transpersonal Therapy. This is an ideal one-stop shop for trainees of counselling, psychotherapy, counselling psychology, psychology and other allied professions wanting to learn about the most commonly practised therapies today. Prof Windy Dryden currently works at Goldsmiths College where he is Professor of Psychotherapeutic Studies as well as being the programme co-ordinator of the MSc in Rational-Emotive & Cognitive Behaviour Therapy and the Diploma in Cognitive Behaviour Therapy. Andrew Reeves is a BACP Senior Accredited Counsellor/Psychotherapist and freelance trainer and writer. He is a former Editor Counselling and Psychotherapy Research journal