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Mentalizing in Clinical Practice
by Jon G. Allen • 2008
All effective therapy rests on a single trainable capacity: reading the mind behind behavior.
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39
Mentalizing in Clinical Practice Summary
Mentalizing in Clinical Practice 97%
All effective therapy rests on a single trainable capacity: reading the mind behind behavior.
by Jon G. Allen 2008
4.31
39 ratings
I Hate You--Don't Leave Me
by Jerold J. Kreisman • 1989
Loving you at noon, seeing a villain by dinner: the disorder behind the whiplash.
3.79
16k+
I Hate You--Don't Leave Me Summary
I Hate You--Don't Leave Me 96%
Loving you at noon, seeing a villain by dinner: the disorder behind the whiplash.
by Jerold J. Kreisman 1989
3.79
16k+ ratings
Easy Ego State Interventions
by Robin Shapiro • 2015
Ego state scripts for trauma, attachment repair, and introject removal.
4.42
489
Easy Ego State Interventions Summary
Easy Ego State Interventions 95%
Ego state scripts for trauma, attachment repair, and introject removal.
by Robin Shapiro 2015
4.42
489 ratings
The Mindful Therapist
by Daniel J. Siegel • 2010
Therapy changes brains: cultivating the mindful presence that reconnects neural pathways.
4.12
941
The Mindful Therapist Summary
The Mindful Therapist 95%
Therapy changes brains: cultivating the mindful presence that reconnects neural pathways.
by Daniel J. Siegel 2010
4.12
941 ratings
Transactional Analysis in Psychotherapy
by Eric Berne • 1961
Three selves run every conversation: a clinical method for tracking who's really talking and why.
4.11
754
Transactional Analysis in Psychotherapy Summary
Transactional Analysis in Psychotherapy 95%
Three selves run every conversation: a clinical method for tracking who's really talking and why.
by Eric Berne 1961
4.11
754 ratings
Unmasking Narcissism
by Mark Ettensohn • 2016
Recognize the two faces of narcissism, set boundaries that actually hold, and stop taking the bait.
4.04
679
Unmasking Narcissism Summary
Unmasking Narcissism 95%
Recognize the two faces of narcissism, set boundaries that actually hold, and stop taking the bait.
by Mark Ettensohn 2016
4.04
679 ratings
Attachment-Focused EMDR
by Laurel Parnell • 2013
EMDR for attachment wounds takes more: resource the client, find the root, let relationship rebuild.
4.49
306
Attachment-Focused EMDR Summary
Attachment-Focused EMDR 95%
EMDR for attachment wounds takes more: resource the client, find the root, let relationship rebuild.
by Laurel Parnell 2013
4.49
306 ratings
The Borderline Personality Disorder Survival Guide
by Alexander L. Chapman • 2007
Why the most notorious diagnosis in mental health is treatable, and the practical skills to start.
3.98
1k+
The Borderline Personality Disorder Survival Guide Summary
The Borderline Personality Disorder Survival Guide 95%
Why the most notorious diagnosis in mental health is treatable, and the practical skills to start.
by Alexander L. Chapman 2007
3.98
1k+ ratings
Unlocking the Emotional Brain
by Bruce Ecker • 2012
The brain has a built-in undo for emotional learnings. Most therapy triggers it by accident.
4.44
248
Unlocking the Emotional Brain Summary
Unlocking the Emotional Brain 95%
The brain has a built-in undo for emotional learnings. Most therapy triggers it by accident.
by Bruce Ecker 2012
4.44
248 ratings
Body-Centered Psychotherapy
by Ron Kurtz • 1990
Your body holds the beliefs your mind conceals. A mindful therapy for reaching and revising them.
4.26
160
Body-Centered Psychotherapy Summary
Body-Centered Psychotherapy 95%
Your body holds the beliefs your mind conceals. A mindful therapy for reaching and revising them.
by Ron Kurtz 1990
4.26
160 ratings
High Conflict People in Legal Disputes
by Bill Eddy • 2005
The personality disorders that turn simple disputes into litigation wars, and how to handle them.
4.39
124
High Conflict People in Legal Disputes Summary
High Conflict People in Legal Disputes 95%
The personality disorders that turn simple disputes into litigation wars, and how to handle them.
by Bill Eddy 2005
4.39
124 ratings
Beyond Borderline
by John G. Gunderson • 2016
BPD is widely considered untreatable. The firsthand recovery stories here dismantle that myth.
3.80
405
Beyond Borderline Summary
Beyond Borderline 95%
BPD is widely considered untreatable. The firsthand recovery stories here dismantle that myth.
by John G. Gunderson 2016
3.80
405 ratings
Trauma, Bonding & Family Constellations
by Franz Ruppert • 2005
Emotional bonding is how trauma travels from parent to child. Family constellations map the route.
4.06
262
Trauma, Bonding & Family Constellations Summary
Trauma, Bonding & Family Constellations 95%
Emotional bonding is how trauma travels from parent to child. Family constellations map the route.
by Franz Ruppert 2005
4.06
262 ratings
John Bowlby and Attachment Theory
by Jeremy Holmes • 1993
Why a child's bond with a caregiver is a biological drive, not a learned habit.
4.21
219
John Bowlby and Attachment Theory Summary
John Bowlby and Attachment Theory 94%
Why a child's bond with a caregiver is a biological drive, not a learned habit.
by Jeremy Holmes 1993
4.21
219 ratings
Buddhism
by Damien Keown • 1996
Buddhism has no god, no bible, no pope. What holds its many traditions together?
3.74
3k+
Buddhism Summary
Buddhism 94%
Buddhism has no god, no bible, no pope. What holds its many traditions together?
by Damien Keown 1996
3.74
3k+ ratings
Every Day Gets A Little Closer
by Irvin D. Yalom • 1991
Two diaries, one therapy room: what the patient hid and what the therapist really thought.
3.76
3k+
Every Day Gets A Little Closer Summary
Every Day Gets A Little Closer 94%
Two diaries, one therapy room: what the patient hid and what the therapist really thought.
by Irvin D. Yalom 1991
3.76
3k+ ratings
Breaking Negative Thinking Patterns
by Gitta Jacob • 2012
Self-criticism, numbness, rage: not flaws but modes. Map yours and build the one that heals.
3.96
2k+
Breaking Negative Thinking Patterns Summary
Breaking Negative Thinking Patterns 94%
Self-criticism, numbness, rage: not flaws but modes. Map yours and build the one that heals.
by Gitta Jacob 2012
3.96
2k+ ratings
Attachment Theory in Practice
by Susan M. Johnson EdD • 2018
A five-move clinical method for using emotion, not insight, to reshape how clients attach to others.
4.33
670
Attachment Theory in Practice Summary
Attachment Theory in Practice 94%
A five-move clinical method for using emotion, not insight, to reshape how clients attach to others.
by Susan M. Johnson EdD 2018
4.33
670 ratings
Master Your Attachment Style
by Scott A Young • 2021
Four ways people push love away. Learn yours, leverage its hidden strengths, and stop the pattern.
4.10
143
Master Your Attachment Style Summary
Master Your Attachment Style 94%
Four ways people push love away. Learn yours, leverage its hidden strengths, and stop the pattern.
by Scott A Young 2021
4.10
143 ratings
The 5 Personality Patterns
by Steven Kessler • 2015
Five survival patterns from childhood live in your body: a map for outgrowing each one.
4.26
458
The 5 Personality Patterns Summary
The 5 Personality Patterns 94%
Five survival patterns from childhood live in your body: a map for outgrowing each one.
by Steven Kessler 2015
4.26
458 ratings
The Gift of Therapy
by Irvin D. Yalom • 2003
Therapy's true instrument is the therapist. Lessons on using your own presence, not just protocols.
4.32
30k+
The Gift of Therapy Summary
The Gift of Therapy 94%
Therapy's true instrument is the therapist. Lessons on using your own presence, not just protocols.
by Irvin D. Yalom 2003
4.32
30k+ ratings
Reinventing Your Life
by Jeffrey E. Young • 1993
Childhood planted the patterns that sabotage your relationships and success. The systematic way out.
4.20
9k+
Reinventing Your Life Summary
Reinventing Your Life 94%
Childhood planted the patterns that sabotage your relationships and success. The systematic way out.
by Jeffrey E. Young 1993
4.20
9k+ ratings
Internal Family Systems Therapy
by Richard C. Schwartz • 2020
Your psyche is a family of parts, led by a core self that stays whole.
4.35
786
Internal Family Systems Therapy Summary
Internal Family Systems Therapy 94%
Your psyche is a family of parts, led by a core self that stays whole.
by Richard C. Schwartz 2020
4.35
786 ratings
What Is Psychotherapy?
by The School of Life • 2019
Your flaws are not character defects but childhood survival strategies. How therapy rewrites them.
4.00
342
What Is Psychotherapy? Summary
What Is Psychotherapy? 94%
Your flaws are not character defects but childhood survival strategies. How therapy rewrites them.
by The School of Life 2019
4.00
342 ratings
The Neuroscience of Psychotherapy
by Louis Cozolino • 2002
The brain is built by relationships. Therapy rewires it through the same social circuits.
4.33
570
The Neuroscience of Psychotherapy Summary
The Neuroscience of Psychotherapy 94%
The brain is built by relationships. Therapy rewires it through the same social circuits.
by Louis Cozolino 2002
4.33
570 ratings
Be Who You Want
by Christian Jarrett • 2021
Personality is not set in stone. The neuroscience that proves you can reshape who you are.
3.71
262
Be Who You Want Summary
Be Who You Want 94%
Personality is not set in stone. The neuroscience that proves you can reshape who you are.
by Christian Jarrett 2021
3.71
262 ratings
Practising Existential Psychotherapy
by Ernesto Spinelli • 2007
Three existential truths translated into a clinical method that puts presence ahead of technique.
4.26
88
Practising Existential Psychotherapy Summary
Practising Existential Psychotherapy 94%
Three existential truths translated into a clinical method that puts presence ahead of technique.
by Ernesto Spinelli 2007
4.26
88 ratings
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) Therapy, Third Edition
by Francine Shapiro • 2022
Trauma lodges in the brain as unprocessed memories; the therapy that reprocesses them, step by step.
4.29
280
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) Therapy, Third Edition Summary
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) Therapy, Third Edition 94%
Trauma lodges in the brain as unprocessed memories; the therapy that reprocesses them, step by step.
by Francine Shapiro 2022
4.29
280 ratings
Talking to a Loved One with Borderline Personality Disorder
by Jerold J. Kreisman • 2018
Why talking to a borderline loved one feels impossible, and the method that works.
3.94
358
Talking to a Loved One with Borderline Personality Disorder Summary
Talking to a Loved One with Borderline Personality Disorder 94%
Why talking to a borderline loved one feels impossible, and the method that works.
by Jerold J. Kreisman 2018
3.94
358 ratings
The Haunted Self
by Onno van der Hart • 2006
The personality splits under trauma: one part manages lunch, another still flees the tiger.
4.44
393
The Haunted Self Summary
The Haunted Self 94%
The personality splits under trauma: one part manages lunch, another still flees the tiger.
by Onno van der Hart 2006
4.44
393 ratings
Focusing-Oriented Psychotherapy
by Eugene T. Gendlin • 1996
Your client's body knows what words cannot reach. The clinical method for guiding them inward.
4.38
96
Focusing-Oriented Psychotherapy Summary
Focusing-Oriented Psychotherapy 94%
Your client's body knows what words cannot reach. The clinical method for guiding them inward.
by Eugene T. Gendlin 1996
4.38
96 ratings
Existential–Humanistic Therapy
by Kirk J. Schneider • 2009
How to practice therapy where the relationship is the medicine, not the delivery system.
4.01
145
Existential–Humanistic Therapy Summary
Existential–Humanistic Therapy 94%
How to practice therapy where the relationship is the medicine, not the delivery system.
by Kirk J. Schneider 2009
4.01
145 ratings
How to Develop Emotional Health
by Oliver James • 2014
Your emotional wiring was installed in childhood. Insight, not motivation, is how you rewire it.
3.56
1k+
How to Develop Emotional Health Summary
How to Develop Emotional Health 94%
Your emotional wiring was installed in childhood. Insight, not motivation, is how you rewire it.
by Oliver James 2014
3.56
1k+ ratings
Buddha & the Borderline
by Kiera Van Gelder • 2010
BPD nearly killed her. Buddhist practice and a radical therapy brought her back.
4.11
5k+
Buddha & the Borderline Summary
Buddha & the Borderline 94%
BPD nearly killed her. Buddhist practice and a radical therapy brought her back.
by Kiera Van Gelder 2010
4.11
5k+ ratings
On Being a Therapist
by Jeffrey A. Kottler • 1986
What training never covered: the boredom, the burnout, and the clients who end up changing you.
4.03
4k+
On Being a Therapist Summary
On Being a Therapist 94%
What training never covered: the boredom, the burnout, and the clients who end up changing you.
by Jeffrey A. Kottler 1986
4.03
4k+ ratings
Trauma and the Body
by Pat Ogden • 2006
To heal trauma, the body must finish the fight-or-flight actions that were interrupted long ago.
4.40
614
Trauma and the Body Summary
Trauma and the Body 94%
To heal trauma, the body must finish the fight-or-flight actions that were interrupted long ago.
by Pat Ogden 2006
4.40
614 ratings
Rozdělené Self
by R.D. Laing • 1960
Schizophrenia begins as a solution: a last defense against the terror of not feeling real.
4.11
7k+
Rozdělené Self Summary
Rozdělené Self 94%
Schizophrenia begins as a solution: a last defense against the terror of not feeling real.
by R.D. Laing 1960
4.11
7k+ ratings
Rethinking Narcissism
by Craig Malkin • 2015
Narcissism is a spectrum. A little self-regard builds resilience; the extremes destroy empathy.
4.03
2k+
Rethinking Narcissism Summary
Rethinking Narcissism 94%
Narcissism is a spectrum. A little self-regard builds resilience; the extremes destroy empathy.
by Craig Malkin 2015
4.03
2k+ ratings
فن احتواء الذات
by Hal Stone • 2023
A map of your inner cast of characters to stop old fights and build real intimacy.
3.78
508
فن احتواء الذات Summary
فن احتواء الذات 94%
A map of your inner cast of characters to stop old fights and build real intimacy.
by Hal Stone 2023
3.78
508 ratings
Hakomi Mindfulness-Centered Somatic Psychotherapy
by Halko Weiss • 2015
How to access core unconscious beliefs through the body and transform them with mindful experiments.
4.39
79
Hakomi Mindfulness-Centered Somatic Psychotherapy Summary
Hakomi Mindfulness-Centered Somatic Psychotherapy 94%
How to access core unconscious beliefs through the body and transform them with mindful experiments.
by Halko Weiss 2015
4.39
79 ratings
Becoming a Therapist
by Suzanne Bender • 2002
From first phone call to final session: the words and reasoning behind every clinical moment.
3.97
183
Becoming a Therapist Summary
Becoming a Therapist 94%
From first phone call to final session: the words and reasoning behind every clinical moment.
by Suzanne Bender 2002
3.97
183 ratings
Good Chemistry
by Julie Holland • 2020
Your brain is built for belonging. Isolation rewires it. Mapping the neurochemistry of connection.
4.14
633
Good Chemistry Summary
Good Chemistry 94%
Your brain is built for belonging. Isolation rewires it. Mapping the neurochemistry of connection.
by Julie Holland 2020
4.14
633 ratings
Building a Life Worth Living
by Marsha M. Linehan • 2020
The psychologist who created DBT was once the suicidal teenager no treatment could reach.
4.10
6k+
Building a Life Worth Living Summary
Building a Life Worth Living 94%
The psychologist who created DBT was once the suicidal teenager no treatment could reach.
by Marsha M. Linehan 2020
4.10
6k+ ratings
The Shadow of the Object
by Christopher Bollas • 1987
The knowledge formed before you had words shapes every adult relationship and mood.
4.51
196
The Shadow of the Object Summary
The Shadow of the Object 94%
The knowledge formed before you had words shapes every adult relationship and mood.
by Christopher Bollas 1987
4.51
196 ratings
The Book You Want Everyone You Love* To Read *
by Philippa Perry • 2023
Your earliest relationships are still running your love life. Here's how to take back the controls.
3.79
6k+
The Book You Want Everyone You Love* To Read * Summary
The Book You Want Everyone You Love* To Read * 93%
Your earliest relationships are still running your love life. Here's how to take back the controls.
by Philippa Perry 2023
3.79
6k+ ratings
The Boy Who Was Raised as a Dog
by Bruce D. Perry • 2007
A boy raised with dogs: how a child psychiatrist learned to heal trauma's deepest wounds.
4.58
42k+
The Boy Who Was Raised as a Dog Summary
The Boy Who Was Raised as a Dog 93%
A boy raised with dogs: how a child psychiatrist learned to heal trauma's deepest wounds.
by Bruce D. Perry 2007
4.58
42k+ ratings
Secure Relating
by Sue Marriott • 2024
Most fights are two threat brains colliding. The fix: read your own activation, not theirs.
4.39
307
Secure Relating Summary
Secure Relating 93%
Most fights are two threat brains colliding. The fix: read your own activation, not theirs.
by Sue Marriott 2024
4.39
307 ratings
How to Stay Sane
by Philippa Perry • 2012
Sanity's middle path between chaos and rigidity: a psychotherapist's compact, tool-packed guide.
3.79
4k+
How to Stay Sane Summary
How to Stay Sane 93%
Sanity's middle path between chaos and rigidity: a psychotherapist's compact, tool-packed guide.
by Philippa Perry 2012
3.79
4k+ ratings
Understanding and Treating Chronic Shame
by Patricia A. DeYoung • 2015
Shame is not a failing; it is a relational wound in the right brain, healed through connection.
4.53
505
Understanding and Treating Chronic Shame Summary
Understanding and Treating Chronic Shame 93%
Shame is not a failing; it is a relational wound in the right brain, healed through connection.
by Patricia A. DeYoung 2015
4.53
505 ratings
Attachment Theory
by Thais Gibson • 2020
Before age eight, trust wounds get wired in like hypnosis. The tools to uninstall them.
3.92
1k+
Attachment Theory Summary
Attachment Theory 93%
Before age eight, trust wounds get wired in like hypnosis. The tools to uninstall them.
by Thais Gibson 2020
3.92
1k+ ratings
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