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The First Kiss
by Daryl Chow • 2018
The clinical intake loses clients. An engagement-first method that earns the second session.
4.13
253
The First Kiss Summary
The First Kiss 92%
The clinical intake loses clients. An engagement-first method that earns the second session.
by Daryl Chow 2018
4.13
253 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 92%
From first phone call to final session: the words and reasoning behind every clinical moment.
by Suzanne Bender 2002
3.97
183 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 91%
Two diaries, one therapy room: what the patient hid and what the therapist really thought.
by Irvin D. Yalom 1991
3.76
3k+ 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 91%
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
The Making of a Therapist
by Louis Cozolino • 2004
Grad school taught technique. This teaches how to sit with pain without losing yourself.
4.38
2k+
The Making of a Therapist Summary
The Making of a Therapist 91%
Grad school taught technique. This teaches how to sit with pain without losing yourself.
by Louis Cozolino 2004
4.38
2k+ ratings
The Theory and Practice of Group Psychotherapy
by Irvin D. Yalom • 1967
The group heals more than any therapist alone. The architecture that makes it work.
4.20
10k+
The Theory and Practice of Group Psychotherapy Summary
The Theory and Practice of Group Psychotherapy 91%
The group heals more than any therapist alone. The architecture that makes it work.
by Irvin D. Yalom 1967
4.20
10k+ ratings
Theory and Practice of Counseling and Psychotherapy
by Gerald Corey • 2004
Twelve ways to do therapy, one truth: the therapist heals with who they are, not what they know.
3.98
2k+
Theory and Practice of Counseling and Psychotherapy Summary
Theory and Practice of Counseling and Psychotherapy 91%
Twelve ways to do therapy, one truth: the therapist heals with who they are, not what they know.
by Gerald Corey 2004
3.98
2k+ ratings
Music Heard So Deeply
by Betsey King • 2015
In a therapist's hands, live music rebuilds speech and movement where medicine alone falls short.
4.65
23
Music Heard So Deeply Summary
Music Heard So Deeply 91%
In a therapist's hands, live music rebuilds speech and movement where medicine alone falls short.
by Betsey King 2015
4.65
23 ratings
Co-Creating Change
by Jon Frederickson • 2013
Target the real-time sequence of feeling, anxiety, and defense that produces every symptom.
4.59
193
Co-Creating Change Summary
Co-Creating Change 91%
Target the real-time sequence of feeling, anxiety, and defense that produces every symptom.
by Jon Frederickson 2013
4.59
193 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 91%
Three existential truths translated into a clinical method that puts presence ahead of technique.
by Ernesto Spinelli 2007
4.26
88 ratings
Building Motivational Interviewing Skills
by David B. Rosengren • 2009
Turn conversations into catalysts for change: a skill-building workbook for helping professionals.
4.13
380
Building Motivational Interviewing Skills Summary
Building Motivational Interviewing Skills 91%
Turn conversations into catalysts for change: a skill-building workbook for helping professionals.
by David B. Rosengren 2009
4.13
380 ratings
Schema Therapy
by Jeffrey E. Young • 2003
When standard CBT isn't enough, the answer lies in healing the wounded core through relationship.
4.47
870
Schema Therapy Summary
Schema Therapy 91%
When standard CBT isn't enough, the answer lies in healing the wounded core through relationship.
by Jeffrey E. Young 2003
4.47
870 ratings
Maps of Narrative Practice
by Michael White • 2007
A problem is a story that has become the only story. The maps for finding the others.
4.34
621
Maps of Narrative Practice Summary
Maps of Narrative Practice 90%
A problem is a story that has become the only story. The maps for finding the others.
by Michael White 2007
4.34
621 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 90%
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
Narrative Means to Therapeutic Ends
by Michael White • 1990
Your life is a story under revision. A therapeutic method for taking back the pen.
4.06
396
Narrative Means to Therapeutic Ends Summary
Narrative Means to Therapeutic Ends 90%
Your life is a story under revision. A therapeutic method for taking back the pen.
by Michael White 1990
4.06
396 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 90%
How to practice therapy where the relationship is the medicine, not the delivery system.
by Kirk J. Schneider 2009
4.01
145 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 90%
Three selves run every conversation: a clinical method for tracking who's really talking and why.
by Eric Berne 1961
4.11
754 ratings
The Mummy at the Dining Room Table
by Jeffrey A. Kottler • 2003
Unusual patients forced the best therapists to abandon the textbook. What they improvised instead.
3.88
765
The Mummy at the Dining Room Table Summary
The Mummy at the Dining Room Table 90%
Unusual patients forced the best therapists to abandon the textbook. What they improvised instead.
by Jeffrey A. Kottler 2003
3.88
765 ratings
The Body Remembers
by Babette Rothschild • 2000
Trauma therapy without a brake just retraumatizes. A guide to safety, the body, and the alliance.
4.28
3k+
The Body Remembers Summary
The Body Remembers 90%
Trauma therapy without a brake just retraumatizes. A guide to safety, the body, and the alliance.
by Babette Rothschild 2000
4.28
3k+ ratings
Play Therapy
by Garry L. Landreth • 1991
Children speak through play. Follow their lead, reflect the feeling, and let the relationship heal.
4.41
827
Play Therapy Summary
Play Therapy 90%
Children speak through play. Follow their lead, reflect the feeling, and let the relationship heal.
by Garry L. Landreth 1991
4.41
827 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 90%
Your body holds the beliefs your mind conceals. A mindful therapy for reaching and revising them.
by Ron Kurtz 1990
4.26
160 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 90%
Therapy changes brains: cultivating the mindful presence that reconnects neural pathways.
by Daniel J. Siegel 2010
4.12
941 ratings
The Development of a Therapist
by Louis Cozolino • 2021
The therapist is the instrument. A neuroscientist-clinician shows how to tune it.
4.19
212
The Development of a Therapist Summary
The Development of a Therapist 90%
The therapist is the instrument. A neuroscientist-clinician shows how to tune it.
by Louis Cozolino 2021
4.19
212 ratings
Reaching Through Resistance
by Allan Abbass • 2015
Symptoms are defenses against buried rage, guilt, and grief. The method to break through.
4.38
85
Reaching Through Resistance Summary
Reaching Through Resistance 90%
Symptoms are defenses against buried rage, guilt, and grief. The method to break through.
by Allan Abbass 2015
4.38
85 ratings
Schema Therapy
by Eshkol Rafaeli • 2010
An integrative therapy for chronic conditions: heal through the bond, not just the protocol.
4.07
230
Schema Therapy Summary
Schema Therapy 90%
An integrative therapy for chronic conditions: heal through the bond, not just the protocol.
by Eshkol Rafaeli 2010
4.07
230 ratings
Somatic Internal Family Systems Therapy
by Susan McConnell • 2020
Your client's protectors manifest as tension and pain. The somatic tools to work with them directly.
3.95
426
Somatic Internal Family Systems Therapy Summary
Somatic Internal Family Systems Therapy 90%
Your client's protectors manifest as tension and pain. The somatic tools to work with them directly.
by Susan McConnell 2020
3.95
426 ratings
10 Principles for Doing Effective Couples Therapy
by Julie Schwartz Gottman • 2014
Three minutes of conflict predict a couple's future. The clinical playbook for changing the outcome.
4.30
720
10 Principles for Doing Effective Couples Therapy Summary
10 Principles for Doing Effective Couples Therapy 90%
Three minutes of conflict predict a couple's future. The clinical playbook for changing the outcome.
by Julie Schwartz Gottman 2014
4.30
720 ratings
Psychotherapy
by Tom Burns • 2015
Talk therapy's warring schools, from Freud to CBT, all depend on one common ingredient.
3.73
164
Psychotherapy Summary
Psychotherapy 90%
Talk therapy's warring schools, from Freud to CBT, all depend on one common ingredient.
by Tom Burns 2015
3.73
164 ratings
The Practice of Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy
by Sue Johnson • 1996
The couples therapy classic: love as an attachment bond, and a precise protocol for healing it.
4.22
878
The Practice of Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy Summary
The Practice of Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy 90%
The couples therapy classic: love as an attachment bond, and a precise protocol for healing it.
by Sue Johnson 1996
4.22
878 ratings
Mentalizing in Clinical Practice
by Jon G. Allen • 2008
All effective therapy rests on a single trainable capacity: reading the mind behind behavior.
4.31
39
Mentalizing in Clinical Practice Summary
Mentalizing in Clinical Practice 90%
All effective therapy rests on a single trainable capacity: reading the mind behind behavior.
by Jon G. Allen 2008
4.31
39 ratings
The Individual Psychology of Alfred Adler
by Alfred Adler • 1920
A felt sense of inferiority powers all striving. The healthy path channels it into contribution.
4.06
782
The Individual Psychology of Alfred Adler Summary
The Individual Psychology of Alfred Adler 90%
A felt sense of inferiority powers all striving. The healthy path channels it into contribution.
by Alfred Adler 1920
4.06
782 ratings
The Martin Buber–Carl Rogers Dialogue
by Rob Anderson • 1997
The Buber-Rogers dialogue shaped modern therapy. For forty years, the transcript was wrong.
4.16
31
The Martin Buber–Carl Rogers Dialogue Summary
The Martin Buber–Carl Rogers Dialogue 90%
The Buber-Rogers dialogue shaped modern therapy. For forty years, the transcript was wrong.
by Rob Anderson 1997
4.16
31 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 90%
The knowledge formed before you had words shapes every adult relationship and mood.
by Christopher Bollas 1987
4.51
196 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 90%
EMDR for attachment wounds takes more: resource the client, find the root, let relationship rebuild.
by Laurel Parnell 2013
4.49
306 ratings
Psychodynamic Therapy for Personality Pathology
by Eve Caligor • 2018
Use the therapy relationship to rebuild the fractured selves at the core of personality disorders.
4.79
38
Psychodynamic Therapy for Personality Pathology Summary
Psychodynamic Therapy for Personality Pathology 90%
Use the therapy relationship to rebuild the fractured selves at the core of personality disorders.
by Eve Caligor 2018
4.79
38 ratings
Psychodynamic Psychiatry in Clinical Practice
by Glen O. Gabbard • 1990
The psychiatry textbook that builds treatment from unconscious patterns, not symptom checklists.
4.32
354
Psychodynamic Psychiatry in Clinical Practice Summary
Psychodynamic Psychiatry in Clinical Practice 90%
The psychiatry textbook that builds treatment from unconscious patterns, not symptom checklists.
by Glen O. Gabbard 1990
4.32
354 ratings
Skills in Existential Counselling & Psychotherapy
by Emmy Van Deurzen • 2011
Existential philosophy as clinical practice: phenomenological skills for meaning and mortality.
4.31
124
Skills in Existential Counselling & Psychotherapy Summary
Skills in Existential Counselling & Psychotherapy 89%
Existential philosophy as clinical practice: phenomenological skills for meaning and mortality.
by Emmy Van Deurzen 2011
4.31
124 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 89%
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
Talk to Me Like I'm Someone You Love
by Nancy Dreyfus • 1994
Stop the fight mid-sentence. Flash cards that restore connection when talking only escalates.
3.80
797
Talk to Me Like I'm Someone You Love Summary
Talk to Me Like I'm Someone You Love 89%
Stop the fight mid-sentence. Flash cards that restore connection when talking only escalates.
by Nancy Dreyfus 1994
3.80
797 ratings
On Becoming a Person
by Carl R. Rogers • 1961
Change begins not with fixing yourself but with being heard without judgment.
4.16
19k+
On Becoming a Person Summary
On Becoming a Person 89%
Change begins not with fixing yourself but with being heard without judgment.
by Carl R. Rogers 1961
4.16
19k+ 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 89%
Ego state scripts for trauma, attachment repair, and introject removal.
by Robin Shapiro 2015
4.42
489 ratings
A Therapeutic Journey
by Alain de Botton • 2023
Mental struggle is not a flaw but a human condition: philosophy and art as guides to healing.
4.09
1k+
A Therapeutic Journey Summary
A Therapeutic Journey 89%
Mental struggle is not a flaw but a human condition: philosophy and art as guides to healing.
by Alain de Botton 2023
4.09
1k+ 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 89%
The brain is built by relationships. Therapy rewires it through the same social circuits.
by Louis Cozolino 2002
4.33
570 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 89%
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
1001 Solution-Focused Questions
by Fredrike P. Bannink • 2010
A thousand ready-to-use therapy questions that replace 'what's wrong' with 'what's next.'
4.25
220
1001 Solution-Focused Questions Summary
1001 Solution-Focused Questions 89%
A thousand ready-to-use therapy questions that replace 'what's wrong' with 'what's next.'
by Fredrike P. Bannink 2010
4.25
220 ratings
People-Reading
by Ernest G. Beier • 1975
Every relationship runs on unconscious control. Learn to see the signals you have been missing.
3.92
24
People-Reading Summary
People-Reading 89%
Every relationship runs on unconscious control. Learn to see the signals you have been missing.
by Ernest G. Beier 1975
3.92
24 ratings
Gestalt Therapy
by Dave Mann • 2010
A hundred techniques from the therapy that insists awareness, not effort, drives real change.
4.12
140
Gestalt Therapy Summary
Gestalt Therapy 89%
A hundred techniques from the therapy that insists awareness, not effort, drives real change.
by Dave Mann 2010
4.12
140 ratings
The Art of Listening
by Erich Fromm • 1991
Psychoanalysis is not a method but a human encounter; the analyst's real presence is the medicine.
4.05
922
The Art of Listening Summary
The Art of Listening 89%
Psychoanalysis is not a method but a human encounter; the analyst's real presence is the medicine.
by Erich Fromm 1991
4.05
922 ratings
The Inner Consultation
by Roger Neighbour • 2015
When the voice in your head goes quiet, the patient finally gets heard. A consultation method.
4.02
46
The Inner Consultation Summary
The Inner Consultation 89%
When the voice in your head goes quiet, the patient finally gets heard. A consultation method.
by Roger Neighbour 2015
4.02
46 ratings
Your Brain on Love
by Stan Tatkin • 2013
Why your brain sees your partner as a threat, and the practices that turn conflict into connection.
4.33
1k+
Your Brain on Love Summary
Your Brain on Love 89%
Why your brain sees your partner as a threat, and the practices that turn conflict into connection.
by Stan Tatkin 2013
4.33
1k+ ratings
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