books about: psychotherapy

books about: psychotherapy

books:

Psychotherapy

Theory and Practice of Group Psychotherapy, Fifth Edition

Irvin D. Yalom, Molyn Leszcz

Basic Books, 2005

Theory and Practice of Group Psychotherapy
Yalom did a superb job in taking his readers through the process- the world of group psychotherapy. I especially appreciate reading about the cases to see how the theories actually came together. I have learned so much from a pro!

Psychology

David G. Myers

Worth Publishers, 2006

for 101, it's a 100.
This is a fantastic General Psych, Psych 101, or AP Psych textbook. My experience with it gave me the notion that this might just be the best Gen Psych textbook available. I got a 5 on the AP exam using this book, but more importantly, i learned so much from it, i ...

Man's Search for Meaning

Viktor E. Frankl

Beacon Press, 2006

A masterpiece of great dignity
While I have never really warmed up to the second part of Frankl's book, the "Experiences in a Concentration Camp" section has to be one of the finest examinations of meaning under terrible circumstances ever written. Frankl is insightful, unpretentious, incisive, ...

Counseling the Culturally Diverse: Theory and Practice

Derald Wing Sue, David Sue

Wiley, 2007

Challenging and necessary
I teach a masters level counseling psychology course. I require this book for my students. I don't require that they agree with it, but I require that they are open enough to reading it and having an intelligent discussion about issues of diversity in therapy. Many ...

Abnormal Psychology (13th Edition)

James N. Butcher, Susan Mineka, ...

Allyn & Bacon, 2006

abnormal psy interesting
A very readable text with all the necessary academics and also associated case studies that bring the information to life.

The Mindful Way through Depression: Freeing Yourself from Chronic Unhappiness

J. Mark G. Williams, John D. Teasdale, ...

The Guilford Press, 2007

Excellent book for depression
This book is very good, anyone who has suffered depression should read it. The program, if you choose to follow the program that the book outlines, is demanding, but perfectly doable - - requiring 45 minutes per day. I think it's worth it - - have just started doing ...

Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children From Nature-Deficit Disorder

Richard Louv

Algonquin Books, 2008

Parents NEED this, take it from a forest kid
I'm young enough that I still get called "kid" by my friends' parents, and when I saw the cover of this book in the store, with the kid holding a frog, I instantly felt like this book was about someone just like me. When I started reading, I felt so even more. I've ...

Stop Walking on Eggshells: Taking Your Life Back When Someone You Care about Has Borderline Personality ...

Paul T. Mason, Randi Kreger

New Harbinger Publications, 1998

Stop Walking on Eggshells
This book, without a doubt, helped my family more than any other understand our BLPD inlaw,it's easy to read and you know the author has dealt with this disorder and knows what she's talking about. Shirley

Biological Psychology (with CD-ROM)

James W. Kalat

Wadsworth Publishing, 2006

Biological Psychology
Very good book, am now using it for class and is very helpful,go into depth with the subjects. this is a hard course but with the lecture and the reading it helps you understand the subject better.

Theory and Practice of Counseling and Psychotherapy

Gerald Corey

Brooks Cole, 2008

very good
Watch Video Here: http://www.amazon.com/review/RELJ6OYABGE0J I am taking the second semester of this class right now. I had this book for the first semester. One will have to do a lot of reading but the book does a good job explaining concepts. The CD that ...

Clinical Interviewing

John Sommers-Flanagan, Rita Sommers-Flanagan

Wiley, 2002

User friendly. One textbook you're liable to keep.
Interviewing textbooks are notoriously dry and mechanical. I can count using the fingers of one hand the number of books I have read on the subject that are worth their weight in cotton candy. This work by the Sommers-Flanagan duo represents an excellent addition to ...

The Feeling Good Handbook

David D. Burns

Plume, 1999

A Critical Analysis of the Feeling Good Handbook
Abstract The following study investigates the text, The Feeling Good Handbook, by David Burns. Specifically addressed are issues regarding the cognitive-behavioral model of twisted thinking, moral relativism, and the denial of objective truth. It was found that the ...

Motivational Interviewing, Second Edition: Preparing People for Change

William R. Miller, Stephen Rollnick

The Guilford Press, 2002

Motivated
The book is written by academics for academics, but I think it is well written for the layperson who is interested in the topic. This is a good book for anyone who is interested in methods for changing behavior.

Family Therapy: Concepts & Methods (8th Edition)

Michael P. Nichols, Richard C Schwartz

Allyn & Bacon, 2007

"The Standard Text" for Family Therapy
Nichols work, now in the 8th edition, is a seminal work in family therapy. This new edition, has some extra-features, which make it even more desireable than the 7th. It is more sympathetic to the postmodern therapies (solutions-focused, narrative), which I either ...

Mind Over Mood: Change How You Feel by Changing the Way You Think

Dennis Greenberger, Christine Padesky

The Guilford Press, 1995

it helped me
This book was recommended by my phychologist. He couldn't have been more right on. This is the first real help I have had in solving a lot of anxiety and stress in my life. It is so down to earth on what we know but what we so easily overlook in our fix for the human ...