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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 91%
The clinical intake loses clients. An engagement-first method that earns the second session.
by Daryl Chow 2018
4.13
253 ratings
Counselling for Toads
by Robert De Board • 1983
Toad's friends send him to therapy, where he finds a map of his own mind.
4.28
5k+
Counselling for Toads Summary
Counselling for Toads 91%
Toad's friends send him to therapy, where he finds a map of his own mind.
by Robert De Board 1983
4.28
5k+ 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
How to Be Your Own Therapist
by Owen O'Kane • 2022
Ten minutes a day: check your thoughts, reframe your stories, let go of emotional weight.
3.84
941
How to Be Your Own Therapist Summary
How to Be Your Own Therapist 91%
Ten minutes a day: check your thoughts, reframe your stories, let go of emotional weight.
by Owen O'Kane 2022
3.84
941 ratings
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy For Dummies
by Freddy Jackson Brown • 2016
What if fighting your thoughts IS the problem? Skills for a life your mind can't derail.
3.97
96
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy For Dummies Summary
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy For Dummies 91%
What if fighting your thoughts IS the problem? Skills for a life your mind can't derail.
by Freddy Jackson Brown 2016
3.97
96 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 90%
Self-criticism, numbness, rage: not flaws but modes. Map yours and build the one that heals.
by Gitta Jacob 2012
3.96
2k+ ratings
And How Does That Make You Feel?
by Joshua Fletcher • 2024
Inside the room: anxiety is a false alarm, your therapist is a person, and connection is the cure.
4.16
4k+
And How Does That Make You Feel? Summary
And How Does That Make You Feel? 90%
Inside the room: anxiety is a false alarm, your therapist is a person, and connection is the cure.
by Joshua Fletcher 2024
4.16
4k+ 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 90%
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
The Pyramid Mind
by Vlad Beliavsky • 2023
Stop choosing between therapies. Your mind has six domains; one system trains them all.
4.65
145
The Pyramid Mind Summary
The Pyramid Mind 90%
Stop choosing between therapies. Your mind has six domains; one system trains them all.
by Vlad Beliavsky 2023
4.65
145 ratings
The Art of Self-Therapy
by Nick Trenton • 2022
Become your own therapist: clinical techniques that turn self-awareness into lasting change.
3.56
285
The Art of Self-Therapy Summary
The Art of Self-Therapy 90%
Become your own therapist: clinical techniques that turn self-awareness into lasting change.
by Nick Trenton 2022
3.56
285 ratings
If You Meet the Buddha on the Road, Kill Him
by Sheldon B. Kopp • 1972
Self-discovery is not finding a guru; it is outgrowing every guide you hoped would save you.
3.99
3k+
If You Meet the Buddha on the Road, Kill Him Summary
If You Meet the Buddha on the Road, Kill Him 90%
Self-discovery is not finding a guru; it is outgrowing every guide you hoped would save you.
by Sheldon B. Kopp 1972
3.99
3k+ 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
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 90%
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
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 90%
Three existential truths translated into a clinical method that puts presence ahead of technique.
by Ernesto Spinelli 2007
4.26
88 ratings
Your Coping Skills Aren't Working
by Richard Brouillette • 2023
Your deepest patterns were built by a child. Reparent them using the tools of schema therapy.
4.11
56
Your Coping Skills Aren't Working Summary
Your Coping Skills Aren't Working 90%
Your deepest patterns were built by a child. Reparent them using the tools of schema therapy.
by Richard Brouillette 2023
4.11
56 ratings
Self-Therapy, Vol. 3
by Jay Earley • 2016
IFS sees procrastination and inner criticism as parts to heal, not flaws to fight.
4.30
27
Self-Therapy, Vol. 3 Summary
Self-Therapy, Vol. 3 90%
IFS sees procrastination and inner criticism as parts to heal, not flaws to fight.
by Jay Earley 2016
4.30
27 ratings
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Made Simple
by Seth J. Gillihan • 2018
Ten CBT strategies for anxiety, depression, and anger, no therapy appointment necessary.
4.13
2k+
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Made Simple Summary
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Made Simple 90%
Ten CBT strategies for anxiety, depression, and anger, no therapy appointment necessary.
by Seth J. Gillihan 2018
4.13
2k+ ratings
Tell Yourself a Better Lie
by Marisa Peer • 2022
Find the childhood belief driving your adult patterns, reframe it fast, and make change stick.
4.17
560
Tell Yourself a Better Lie Summary
Tell Yourself a Better Lie 90%
Find the childhood belief driving your adult patterns, reframe it fast, and make change stick.
by Marisa Peer 2022
4.17
560 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 90%
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 90%
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 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 90%
The group heals more than any therapist alone. The architecture that makes it work.
by Irvin D. Yalom 1967
4.20
10k+ 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
The CBT Workbook for Mental Health
by Simon A. Rego • 2021
Negative thoughts aren't facts. The CBT exercises that teach your brain to tell the difference.
4.08
180
The CBT Workbook for Mental Health Summary
The CBT Workbook for Mental Health 90%
Negative thoughts aren't facts. The CBT exercises that teach your brain to tell the difference.
by Simon A. Rego 2021
4.08
180 ratings
It's On Me
by Sara Kuburic • 2023
Feeling lost is not a discovery problem: it is a creation problem solved by radical responsibility.
4.06
2k+
It's On Me Summary
It's On Me 90%
Feeling lost is not a discovery problem: it is a creation problem solved by radical responsibility.
by Sara Kuburic 2023
4.06
2k+ 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 90%
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
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 90%
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
The Power of Writing It Down
by Allison Fallon • 2021
Writing isn't for writers: twenty minutes a day reprocesses your emotions and rewrites your story.
3.81
2k+
The Power of Writing It Down Summary
The Power of Writing It Down 90%
Writing isn't for writers: twenty minutes a day reprocesses your emotions and rewrites your story.
by Allison Fallon 2021
3.81
2k+ ratings
Love Me, Don't Leave Me
by Michelle Skeen • 2014
Five childhood beliefs that wreck relationships, and how to stop letting them drive.
3.90
1k+
Love Me, Don't Leave Me Summary
Love Me, Don't Leave Me 90%
Five childhood beliefs that wreck relationships, and how to stop letting them drive.
by Michelle Skeen 2014
3.90
1k+ 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
At Last A Life
by Paul David • 2006
Ten years of anxiety ended when he stopped trying to end it.
4.26
1k+
At Last A Life Summary
At Last A Life 90%
Ten years of anxiety ended when he stopped trying to end it.
by Paul David 2006
4.26
1k+ ratings
The Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills Workbook for Anxiety
by Alexander L. Chapman • 2011
DBT meets anxiety: skills for quieting worry, facing fear, and breaking the avoidance cycle.
4.10
290
The Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills Workbook for Anxiety Summary
The Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills Workbook for Anxiety 90%
DBT meets anxiety: skills for quieting worry, facing fear, and breaking the avoidance cycle.
by Alexander L. Chapman 2011
4.10
290 ratings
Don't Believe Everything You Feel
by Robert L. Leahy • 2020
What you believe about your emotions hurts more than the emotions themselves. A workbook to undo it.
4.05
418
Don't Believe Everything You Feel Summary
Don't Believe Everything You Feel 90%
What you believe about your emotions hurts more than the emotions themselves. A workbook to undo it.
by Robert L. Leahy 2020
4.05
418 ratings
Paperback Therapy
by Tammi Miller • 2024
What if therapy had no waitlist? A therapist's techniques for emotional fitness, minus the couch.
3.94
101
Paperback Therapy Summary
Paperback Therapy 90%
What if therapy had no waitlist? A therapist's techniques for emotional fitness, minus the couch.
by Tammi Miller 2024
3.94
101 ratings
Emotional Alchemy
by T Bennett-Goelman • 1998
Your emotional overreactions follow childhood scripts. Mindfulness breaks the loop.
3.92
1k+
Emotional Alchemy Summary
Emotional Alchemy 90%
Your emotional overreactions follow childhood scripts. Mindfulness breaks the loop.
by T Bennett-Goelman 1998
3.92
1k+ 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 90%
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
How to Be Miserable
by Randy J. Paterson • 2016
Forty everyday strategies for misery, decoded: see which are yours, then do the opposite.
3.99
3k+
How to Be Miserable Summary
How to Be Miserable 90%
Forty everyday strategies for misery, decoded: see which are yours, then do the opposite.
by Randy J. Paterson 2016
3.99
3k+ ratings
A Manual for Being Human
by Sophie Mort • 2021
The emotional education you never got: why your coping fails and what actually works.
4.05
1k+
A Manual for Being Human Summary
A Manual for Being Human 90%
The emotional education you never got: why your coping fails and what actually works.
by Sophie Mort 2021
4.05
1k+ 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
The Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills Workbook
by Matthew McKay • 2007
Practical DBT exercises to calm overwhelming emotions and repair relationships, no therapist needed.
4.26
5k+
The Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills Workbook Summary
The Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills Workbook 90%
Practical DBT exercises to calm overwhelming emotions and repair relationships, no therapist needed.
by Matthew McKay 2007
4.26
5k+ ratings
Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy for Depression
by Zindel V. Segal • 2001
Half of recovered patients relapse. Mindfulness training stops the slide before it starts.
4.31
452
Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy for Depression Summary
Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy for Depression 90%
Half of recovered patients relapse. Mindfulness training stops the slide before it starts.
by Zindel V. Segal 2001
4.31
452 ratings
Focusing
by Eugene T. Gendlin • 1978
Stop analyzing. Your body already holds the answer. Six steps for hearing it directly.
3.94
2k+
Focusing Summary
Focusing 90%
Stop analyzing. Your body already holds the answer. Six steps for hearing it directly.
by Eugene T. Gendlin 1978
3.94
2k+ ratings
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
by Olivia Telford • 2020
CBT techniques that break the loops keeping you anxious, stuck, and self-critical.
3.77
1k+
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Summary
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy 90%
CBT techniques that break the loops keeping you anxious, stuck, and self-critical.
by Olivia Telford 2020
3.77
1k+ 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 90%
Grad school taught technique. This teaches how to sit with pain without losing yourself.
by Louis Cozolino 2004
4.38
2k+ ratings
How To Control Your Anxiety Before It Controls You
by Albert Ellis • 2016
Anxiety springs from the silent demands you make. Learn to challenge them.
3.78
696
How To Control Your Anxiety Before It Controls You Summary
How To Control Your Anxiety Before It Controls You 90%
Anxiety springs from the silent demands you make. Learn to challenge them.
by Albert Ellis 2016
3.78
696 ratings
Reclaim Your Brain
by Joseph A. Annibali • 2015
Calm the limbic system and strengthen the prefrontal cortex: the two-step fix for a runaway mind.
3.65
539
Reclaim Your Brain Summary
Reclaim Your Brain 90%
Calm the limbic system and strengthen the prefrontal cortex: the two-step fix for a runaway mind.
by Joseph A. Annibali 2015
3.65
539 ratings
The Self Confidence Workbook
by Barbara Markway • 2018
Confidence is built by doing, not feeling. Act on your values when doubt is loud.
4.13
644
The Self Confidence Workbook Summary
The Self Confidence Workbook 90%
Confidence is built by doing, not feeling. Act on your values when doubt is loud.
by Barbara Markway 2018
4.13
644 ratings
Retrain Your Brain
by Seth J. Gillihan • 2016
A psychologist's 7-week plan to break the thought loops behind depression and anxiety.
3.79
2k+
Retrain Your Brain Summary
Retrain Your Brain 90%
A psychologist's 7-week plan to break the thought loops behind depression and anxiety.
by Seth J. Gillihan 2016
3.79
2k+ ratings
F*ck Feelings
by Michael I. Bennett • 2015
Self-help made things worse. A psychiatrist on managing your life instead of your feelings.
3.46
6k+
F*ck Feelings Summary
F*ck Feelings 90%
Self-help made things worse. A psychiatrist on managing your life instead of your feelings.
by Michael I. Bennett 2015
3.46
6k+ 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
How to Overcome Your Childhood
by The School of Life • 2019
The people you love feel familiar for a reason. Rewiring that pull takes more than insight.
4.08
2k+
How to Overcome Your Childhood Summary
How to Overcome Your Childhood 90%
The people you love feel familiar for a reason. Rewiring that pull takes more than insight.
by The School of Life 2019
4.08
2k+ ratings
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