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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 97%
How to practice therapy where the relationship is the medicine, not the delivery system.
by Kirk J. Schneider 2009
4.01
145 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 97%
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
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 96%
Existential philosophy as clinical practice: phenomenological skills for meaning and mortality.
by Emmy Van Deurzen 2011
4.31
124 ratings
Existential Counselling & Psychotherapy in Practice
by Emmy Van Deurzen • 1998
What if anxiety is the starting point? Existential therapy for lives clients actually choose.
4.37
153
Existential Counselling & Psychotherapy in Practice Summary
Existential Counselling & Psychotherapy in Practice 96%
What if anxiety is the starting point? Existential therapy for lives clients actually choose.
by Emmy Van Deurzen 1998
4.37
153 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 96%
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 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
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 95%
A hundred techniques from the therapy that insists awareness, not effort, drives real change.
by Dave Mann 2010
4.12
140 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 95%
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
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 95%
The Buber-Rogers dialogue shaped modern therapy. For forty years, the transcript was wrong.
by Rob Anderson 1997
4.16
31 ratings
Hour of the Heart
by Irvin D. Yalom • 2024
A legendary therapist's final casebook: single sessions on Zoom, and the relationship is the cure.
4.46
2k+
Hour of the Heart Summary
Hour of the Heart 95%
A legendary therapist's final casebook: single sessions on Zoom, and the relationship is the cure.
by Irvin D. Yalom 2024
4.46
2k+ 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 95%
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
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
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
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 94%
The clinical intake loses clients. An engagement-first method that earns the second session.
by Daryl Chow 2018
4.13
253 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 94%
An integrative therapy for chronic conditions: heal through the bond, not just the protocol.
by Eshkol Rafaeli 2010
4.07
230 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 94%
Feeling lost is not a discovery problem: it is a creation problem solved by radical responsibility.
by Sara Kuburic 2023
4.06
2k+ 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
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
Love's Executioner and Other Tales of Psychotherapy
by Irvin D. Yalom • 1989
A therapist admits: his own boredom, lust, and dread are the real instruments of cure.
4.25
42k+
Love's Executioner and Other Tales of Psychotherapy Summary
Love's Executioner and Other Tales of Psychotherapy 94%
A therapist admits: his own boredom, lust, and dread are the real instruments of cure.
by Irvin D. Yalom 1989
4.25
42k+ 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 94%
All effective therapy rests on a single trainable capacity: reading the mind behind behavior.
by Jon G. Allen 2008
4.31
39 ratings
Gestalt Therapy Verbatim
by Frederick Salomon Perls • 1968
Therapy transcripts that proved a risky claim: awareness itself is the cure, not a step toward it.
4.12
1k+
Gestalt Therapy Verbatim Summary
Gestalt Therapy Verbatim 94%
Therapy transcripts that proved a risky claim: awareness itself is the cure, not a step toward it.
by Frederick Salomon Perls 1968
4.12
1k+ ratings
Anxiety
by Samir Chopra • 2024
What if your anxiety isn't a disorder, but the feeling of freedom itself?
3.91
522
Anxiety Summary
Anxiety 94%
What if your anxiety isn't a disorder, but the feeling of freedom itself?
by Samir Chopra 2024
3.91
522 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
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 94%
Change begins not with fixing yourself but with being heard without judgment.
by Carl R. Rogers 1961
4.16
19k+ 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
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 94%
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
Rethinking Depression
by Eric Maisel • 2011
Sadness isn't a sickness. It's a summons to build a life that means something to you.
3.40
118
Rethinking Depression Summary
Rethinking Depression 93%
Sadness isn't a sickness. It's a summons to build a life that means something to you.
by Eric Maisel 2011
3.40
118 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 93%
The knowledge formed before you had words shapes every adult relationship and mood.
by Christopher Bollas 1987
4.51
196 ratings
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
by Steven C. Hayes • 1999
Language gave us the world, then turned on us. A clinical system for escaping the verbal trap.
4.29
924
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy Summary
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy 93%
Language gave us the world, then turned on us. A clinical system for escaping the verbal trap.
by Steven C. Hayes 1999
4.29
924 ratings
Becoming Myself
by Irvin D. Yalom • 2017
At eighty-five, the master of existential therapy makes himself the last patient on his couch.
4.19
9k+
Becoming Myself Summary
Becoming Myself 93%
At eighty-five, the master of existential therapy makes himself the last patient on his couch.
by Irvin D. Yalom 2017
4.19
9k+ ratings
The Matrix of the Mind
by Thomas H. Ogden • 1986
Inner fantasy and outer fact must stay in productive tension. Their collapse is psychic deadness.
4.35
151
The Matrix of the Mind Summary
The Matrix of the Mind 93%
Inner fantasy and outer fact must stay in productive tension. Their collapse is psychic deadness.
by Thomas H. Ogden 1986
4.35
151 ratings
Gestalt Therapy
by Frederick Salomon Perls • 1951
The self is an ongoing exchange, not a fixed thing; neurosis is that exchange frozen.
4.08
405
Gestalt Therapy Summary
Gestalt Therapy 93%
The self is an ongoing exchange, not a fixed thing; neurosis is that exchange frozen.
by Frederick Salomon Perls 1951
4.08
405 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 93%
Three selves run every conversation: a clinical method for tracking who's really talking and why.
by Eric Berne 1961
4.11
754 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 93%
The brain has a built-in undo for emotional learnings. Most therapy triggers it by accident.
by Bruce Ecker 2012
4.44
248 ratings
Brief Interventions for Radical Change
by Kirk D. Strosahl • 2012
Radical change in one to four sessions: focused ACT tools that reveal what keeps clients stuck.
4.49
136
Brief Interventions for Radical Change Summary
Brief Interventions for Radical Change 93%
Radical change in one to four sessions: focused ACT tools that reveal what keeps clients stuck.
by Kirk D. Strosahl 2012
4.49
136 ratings
Freedom and Destiny
by Rollo May • 1981
The struggle with limits, not their absence, is the source of human freedom and creativity.
4.24
299
Freedom and Destiny Summary
Freedom and Destiny 93%
The struggle with limits, not their absence, is the source of human freedom and creativity.
by Rollo May 1981
4.24
299 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 93%
Your brain is built for belonging. Isolation rewires it. Mapping the neurochemistry of connection.
by Julie Holland 2020
4.14
633 ratings
The Lies We Tell Ourselves
by Jon Frederickson • 2017
The armor you built to survive became the cage you live in now.
3.94
1k+
The Lies We Tell Ourselves Summary
The Lies We Tell Ourselves 93%
The armor you built to survive became the cage you live in now.
by Jon Frederickson 2017
3.94
1k+ ratings
Aggression in Play Therapy
by Lisa Dion • 2018
Aggressive play is communication, not misbehavior. Your nervous system is the translator.
4.72
299
Aggression in Play Therapy Summary
Aggression in Play Therapy 93%
Aggressive play is communication, not misbehavior. Your nervous system is the translator.
by Lisa Dion 2018
4.72
299 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? 93%
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
The Middle Passage
by James Hollis • 1993
Your midlife crisis is not a breakdown. It is the psyche evicting the false self.
4.45
2k+
The Middle Passage Summary
The Middle Passage 93%
Your midlife crisis is not a breakdown. It is the psyche evicting the false self.
by James Hollis 1993
4.45
2k+ 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
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 93%
Ego state scripts for trauma, attachment repair, and introject removal.
by Robin Shapiro 2015
4.42
489 ratings
The Will to Meaning
by Viktor E. Frankl • 1969
Beyond pleasure and power: the human drive for meaning, and why it survives even in suffering.
4.23
4k+
The Will to Meaning Summary
The Will to Meaning 93%
Beyond pleasure and power: the human drive for meaning, and why it survives even in suffering.
by Viktor E. Frankl 1969
4.23
4k+ ratings
Curious?
by Todd Kashdan • 2009
Fulfillment isn't found by chasing happiness. It's built by curiosity, with anxiety as an ally.
3.71
494
Curious? Summary
Curious? 93%
Fulfillment isn't found by chasing happiness. It's built by curiosity, with anxiety as an ally.
by Todd Kashdan 2009
3.71
494 ratings
How We Change
by Ross Ellenhorn • 2020
You're not failing at change. You're succeeding at self-preservation, and that's the real problem.
3.84
435
How We Change Summary
How We Change 93%
You're not failing at change. You're succeeding at self-preservation, and that's the real problem.
by Ross Ellenhorn 2020
3.84
435 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 93%
The brain is built by relationships. Therapy rewires it through the same social circuits.
by Louis Cozolino 2002
4.33
570 ratings
The Satir Model
by Virginia Satir • 1991
How a family therapist replaced pathology with potential, and why your worst habits prove strength.
4.27
184
The Satir Model Summary
The Satir Model 93%
How a family therapist replaced pathology with potential, and why your worst habits prove strength.
by Virginia Satir 1991
4.27
184 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 93%
Trauma lodges in the brain as unprocessed memories; the therapy that reprocesses them, step by step.
by Francine Shapiro 2022
4.29
280 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 93%
Trauma therapy without a brake just retraumatizes. A guide to safety, the body, and the alliance.
by Babette Rothschild 2000
4.28
3k+ ratings
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