Counselling Book Summaries

Hold Me Tight Summary
Hold Me Tight
Seven Conversations for a Lifetime of Love
by Sue Johnson 2008 300 pages
4.12
20k+ ratings
Relationships
Psychology
Self Help
Parenting from the Inside Out Summary
Parenting from the Inside Out
How a Deeper Self-Understanding Can Help You Raise Children Who Thrive
by Daniel J. Siegel 2003 272 pages
4.16
5k+ ratings
Parenting
Psychology
Self Help
Homecoming Summary
Homecoming
Reclaiming and Championing Your Inner Child
by John Bradshaw 1990 304 pages
4.02
2k+ ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Mental Health
No Bad Parts Summary
No Bad Parts
Healing Trauma and Restoring Wholeness with the Internal Family Systems Model
by Richard C. Schwartz 2021 216 pages
4.15
13k+ ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Mental Health
Waking the Tiger Summary
Waking the Tiger
Healing Trauma
by Peter A. Levine 1997 288 pages
4.07
9k+ ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Mental Health
The Gift of Therapy Summary
The Gift of Therapy
An Open Letter to a New Generation of Therapists and Their Patients
by Irvin D. Yalom 2001 288 pages
4.32
26k+ ratings
Psychology
Counselling
Mental Health
Trauma and Recovery Summary
Trauma and Recovery
The Aftermath of Violence - From Domestic Abuse to Political Terror
by Judith Lewis Herman 1992 247 pages
4.39
14k+ ratings
Psychology
Mental Health
Self Help
1001 Solution-Focused Questions Summary
1001 Solution-Focused Questions
Handbook for Solution-Focused Interviewing
by Fredrike P. Bannink 2010 272 pages
4.26
100+ ratings
Counselling
Social Work
Psychology
Overcoming Unwanted Intrusive Thoughts Summary
Overcoming Unwanted Intrusive Thoughts
A CBT-Based Guide to Getting Over Frightening, Obsessive, or Disturbing Thoughts
by Sally M. Winston 2017 192 pages
4.30
2k+ ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Mental Health
Unstressable Summary
Unstressable
A Practical Guide to Stress-Free Living
by Mo Gawdat 2024 368 pages
4.00
100+ ratings
Self Help
Psychology
Personal Development
Instruments in the Redeemer's Hands Summary
Instruments in the Redeemer's Hands
People in Need of Change Helping People in Need of Change
by Paul David Tripp 2002 376 pages
4.37
9k+ ratings
Counselling
Christian
Christian Living
The Individual Psychology of Alfred Adler Summary
The Individual Psychology of Alfred Adler
by Alfred Adler 1920 528 pages
4.05
500+ ratings
Psychology
Philosophy
Counselling
Choice Theory Summary
Choice Theory
A New Psychology of Personal Freedom
by William Glasser 1998 368 pages
4.01
2k+ ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Relationships
Polyvagal Exercises for Safety and Connection Summary
Polyvagal Exercises for Safety and Connection
50 Client-Centered Practices
by Deb Dana 2020 360 pages
4.32
500+ ratings
Psychology
Mental Health
Counselling
What Did You Expect? Summary
What Did You Expect?
Redeeming the Realities of Marriage
by Paul David Tripp 2010 287 pages
4.32
4k+ ratings
Marriage
Christian
Relationships
Why You Act the Way You Do Summary
Why You Act the Way You Do
by Tim LaHaye 1987 336 pages
3.99
500+ ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Christian
I Hate You—Don't Leave Me Summary
I Hate You—Don't Leave Me
Understanding the Borderline Personality
by Jerold J. Kreisman 1989 207 pages
3.79
14k+ ratings
Psychology
Mental Health
Self Help
Not "Just Friends" Summary
Not "Just Friends"
Rebuilding Trust and Recovering Your Sanity After Infidelity
by Shirley P. Glass 2002 425 pages
4.24
1k+ ratings
Psychology
Relationships
Self Help
The Theory and Practice of Group Psychotherapy Summary
The Theory and Practice of Group Psychotherapy
by Irvin D. Yalom 1967 688 pages
4.20
9k+ ratings
Psychology
Counselling
Social Work
The Anxiety Toolkit Summary
The Anxiety Toolkit
Strategies for Fine-Tuning Your Mind and Moving Past Your Stuck Points
by Alice Boyes 2015 240 pages
3.88
1k+ ratings
Self Help
Psychology
Mental Health
The Relaxation & Stress Reduction Workbook Summary
The Relaxation & Stress Reduction Workbook
by Martha Davis 1980 276 pages
4.03
1k+ ratings
Self Help
Psychology
Mental Health
Schema Therapy Summary
Schema Therapy
A Practitioner's Guide
by Jeffrey E. Young 2003 436 pages
4.45
500+ ratings
Psychology
Mental Health
Counselling
Get Out of Your Mind and Into Your Life Summary
Get Out of Your Mind and Into Your Life
The New Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
by Steven C. Hayes 2005 224 pages
4.05
3k+ ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Mental Health
Cognitive Therapy Summary
Cognitive Therapy
Basics and Beyond
by Judith S. Beck 1995 338 pages
4.22
3k+ ratings
Psychology
Counselling
Mental Health
Coming Alive Summary
Coming Alive
4 Tools to Defeat Your Inner Enemy, Ignite Creative Expression, and Unleash Your Soul's Potential
by Barry Michels 2017 320 pages
4.08
500+ ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Personal Development
Disarming the Narcissist Summary
Disarming the Narcissist
Surviving and Thriving with the Self-Absorbed
by Wendy T. Behary 2008 224 pages
3.70
3k+ ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Mental Health
A Secure Base Summary
A Secure Base
Parent-Child Attachment and Healthy Human Development
by John Bowlby 225 pages
4.23
500+ ratings
Psychology
Parenting
Counselling
Change Summary
Change
Principles of Problem Formation and Problem Resolution
by Paul Watzlawick 1974 192 pages
4.24
500+ ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Philosophy
Man's Search for Himself Summary
Man's Search for Himself
by Rollo May 1953 284 pages
4.22
3k+ ratings
Psychology
Philosophy
Self Help
The Developing Mind Summary
The Developing Mind
How Relationships and the Brain Interact to Shape Who We Are
by Daniel J. Siegel 1999 394 pages
4.30
1k+ ratings
Psychology
Parenting
Neuroscience
On Becoming a Person Summary
On Becoming a Person
A Therapist's View of Psychotherapy
by Carl R. Rogers 1961 420 pages
4.16
17k+ ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Counselling
Self-Therapy Summary
Self-Therapy
A Step-By-Step Guide to Creating Inner Wholeness Using IFS, a New, Cutting-Edge Therapy
by Jay Earley 2009 322 pages
4.21
1k+ ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Mental Health
Relational Spirituality Summary
Relational Spirituality
A Psychological-Theological Paradigm for Transformation
by Todd W. Hall 2021 288 pages
4.51
50+ ratings
Theology
Christian
Spirituality
The Peacemaker Summary
The Peacemaker
A Biblical Guide to Resolving Personal Conflict
by Ken Sande 1990 320 pages
4.28
5k+ ratings
Christian
Counselling
Christian Living
Caring Enough to Confront Summary
Caring Enough to Confront
How to Understand and Express Your Deepest Feelings Toward Others
by David Augsburger 1973 142 pages
3.87
100+ ratings
Christian
Self Help
Psychology
ACT Made Simple Summary
ACT Made Simple
An Easy-to-Read Primer on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
by Russ Harris 2009 263 pages
4.41
1k+ ratings
Psychology
Counselling
Social Work
Motivational Interviewing Summary
Motivational Interviewing
Preparing People for Change
by William R. Miller 1991 428 pages
4.27
3k+ ratings
Psychology
Social Work
Counselling
Counselling for Toads Summary
Counselling for Toads
by Robert De Board 1983 164 pages
4.29
4k+ ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Counselling
Try Softer Summary
Try Softer
A Fresh Approach to Move Us out of Anxiety, Stress, and Survival Mode — and into a Life of Connection and Joy
by Aundi Kolber 2020 256 pages
4.39
6k+ ratings
Christian
Psychology
Self Help
Changes That Heal Summary
Changes That Heal
How to Understand the Past to Ensure a Healthier Future
by Henry Cloud 1992 368 pages
4.38
4k+ ratings
Christian
Psychology
Self Help
Existential Psychotherapy Summary
Existential Psychotherapy
by Irvin D. Yalom 1980 544 pages
4.46
6k+ ratings
Psychology
Philosophy
Self Help
Gestalt Therapy Verbatim Summary
Gestalt Therapy Verbatim
by Frederick Salomon Perls 1968 322 pages
4.12
1k+ ratings
Psychology
Counselling
Philosophy
"Pure O" OCD Summary
"Pure O" OCD
Letting Go of Obsessive Thoughts with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
by Chad Lejeune 2023 208 pages
4.38
100+ ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Mental Health
Mind Over Mood Summary
Mind Over Mood
Change How You Feel By Changing the Way You Think
by Dennis Greenberger 1995 243 pages
3.96
5k+ ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Mental Health
Getting Past Your Past Summary
Getting Past Your Past
Take Control of Your Life with Self-Help Techniques from EMDR Therapy
by Francine Shapiro 2012 344 pages
4.08
3k+ ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Mental Health
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy Summary
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
An Experiential Approach to Behavior Change
by Steven C. Hayes 1999 304 pages
4.27
500+ ratings
Psychology
Mental Health
Self Help
Borderline Conditions and Pathological Narcissism Summary
Borderline Conditions and Pathological Narcissism
by Otto F. Kernberg MD 1975 376 pages
4.23
100+ ratings
Psychology
Psychoanalysis
Psychiatry
On Being a Therapist Summary
On Being a Therapist
by Jeffrey A. Kottler 1986 287 pages
4.04
3k+ ratings
Psychology
Counselling
Mental Health
Change Summary
Change
Principles of Problem Formation and Problem Resolution
by Paul Watzlawick 1974 192 pages
4.24
500+ ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Philosophy
Trauma Through a Child's Eyes Summary
Trauma Through a Child's Eyes
Awakening the Ordinary Miracle of Healing
by Peter A. Levine 2006 536 pages
4.32
100+ ratings
Psychology
Parenting
Counselling
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