🛠️ Counseling Techniques

Explorations of specific therapeutic methods and interventions, offering practitioners concrete tools for facilitating healing and personal growth.

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

🗣️ Motivational Interviewing 🧠 Behavior Change Counseling 👂 Reflective Listening 🏛️ Client-Centered Therapy 🤝 Therapeutic Alliance

Building Motivational Interviewing Skills Summary

Building Motivational Interviewing Skills 93%

Turn conversations into catalysts for change: a skill-building workbook for helping professionals.

by David B. Rosengren 2009

4.13

380 ratings

🗣️ Motivational Interviewing 🧠 Behavior Change Counseling 👂 Reflective Listening 🏛️ Client-Centered Therapy 🤝 Therapeutic Alliance

How To Do Motivational Interviewing

by Bill Matulich • 2010

Clients talk themselves into change while you listen. The method that replaces persuasion.

4.12

306

🤝 Motivational Interviewing 🧑‍⚕️ Client-Centered Therapy 🏥 Clinical Interviewing 💬 Counseling Skills 🔄 Behavior Change

How To Do Motivational Interviewing Summary

How To Do Motivational Interviewing 93%

Clients talk themselves into change while you listen. The method that replaces persuasion.

by Bill Matulich 2010

4.12

306 ratings

🤝 Motivational Interviewing 🧑‍⚕️ Client-Centered Therapy 🏥 Clinical Interviewing 💬 Counseling Skills 🔄 Behavior Change

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+

📚 Psychotherapy Theories 🎓 Counselor Education 💞 Therapeutic Relationship 🧘 Self Of The Therapist ⚖️ Ethics In Counseling

Theory and Practice of Counseling and Psychotherapy Summary

Theory and Practice of Counseling and Psychotherapy 93%

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

📚 Psychotherapy Theories 🎓 Counselor Education 💞 Therapeutic Relationship 🧘 Self Of The Therapist ⚖️ Ethics In Counseling

Brief Counseling That Works

by Gerald B. Sklare • 2014

Too many students, too few sessions: brief therapy that skips the problem, asks what already works.

4.11

136

🏫 School Counseling ⏱️ Brief Therapy 🔍 Solution-Focused Therapy 💪 Strengths-Based Approach 🧑‍🏫 School Counselors

Brief Counseling That Works 93%

Too many students, too few sessions: brief therapy that skips the problem, asks what already works.

by Gerald B. Sklare 2014

4.11

136 ratings

🏫 School Counseling ⏱️ Brief Therapy 🔍 Solution-Focused Therapy 💪 Strengths-Based Approach 🧑‍🏫 School Counselors

Becoming a Helper

by Marianne Schneider Corey • 1988

Therapy training demands more self-work than technique. A guide to the person you must become.

3.79

228

🧑‍🎓 New Counselors 🛠️ Counseling Skills 🏥 Clinical Training 🪞 Self-Aware Practice ⚖️ Ethical Frameworks

Becoming a Helper 92%

Therapy training demands more self-work than technique. A guide to the person you must become.

by Marianne Schneider Corey 1988

3.79

228 ratings

🧑‍🎓 New Counselors 🛠️ Counseling Skills 🏥 Clinical Training 🪞 Self-Aware Practice ⚖️ Ethical Frameworks

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

🛋️ Solution Focused Therapy 💪 Strengths Based Practice 🧠 Cognitive Behavioral Therapy 🏛️ Postmodern Therapy 📋 Therapist Toolbox

1001 Solution-Focused Questions 92%

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

🛋️ Solution Focused Therapy 💪 Strengths Based Practice 🧠 Cognitive Behavioral Therapy 🏛️ Postmodern Therapy 📋 Therapist Toolbox

Motivational Interviewing

by William R. Miller • 1991

Don't confront, evoke. The counseling method that replaces arguments with reflective questions.

4.27

4k+

🛋️ Client-Centered Therapy 🔥 Intrinsic Motivation 🔄 Behavior Change 🍷 Addiction Counseling 👂 Active Listening

Motivational Interviewing 92%

Don't confront, evoke. The counseling method that replaces arguments with reflective questions.

by William R. Miller 1991

4.27

4k+ ratings

🛋️ Client-Centered Therapy 🔥 Intrinsic Motivation 🔄 Behavior Change 🍷 Addiction Counseling 👂 Active Listening

The First Kiss

by Daryl Chow • 2018

The clinical intake loses clients. An engagement-first method that earns the second session.

4.13

253

🧭 First Sessions 🤝 Client Engagement 🔗 Therapeutic Alliance 📋 Session Structure 🎯 Deliberate Practice

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

🧭 First Sessions 🤝 Client Engagement 🔗 Therapeutic Alliance 📋 Session Structure 🎯 Deliberate Practice

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

🎭 Narrative Therapy 🛋️ Psychotherapy Methods 📖 Narrative Psychology 💬 Therapeutic Conversations 🧱 Social Constructionism

Maps of Narrative Practice 91%

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

🎭 Narrative Therapy 🛋️ Psychotherapy Methods 📖 Narrative Psychology 💬 Therapeutic Conversations 🧱 Social Constructionism

People-Reading

by Ernest G. Beier • 1975

Every relationship runs on unconscious control. Learn to see the signals you have been missing.

3.92

🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Interpersonal Dynamics 👀 Nonverbal Cues 👂 Listening Skills 🧠 Behavioral Influence 🔄 Reframing Techniques

People-Reading 91%

Every relationship runs on unconscious control. Learn to see the signals you have been missing.

by Ernest G. Beier 1975

3.92

24 ratings

🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Interpersonal Dynamics 👀 Nonverbal Cues 👂 Listening Skills 🧠 Behavioral Influence 🔄 Reframing Techniques

Clean Language

by Wendy Sullivan • 2008

Using only a person's own words and metaphors to unlock change, without giving any advice.

4.11

226

🧭 Coaching Methods ❓ Questioning Techniques 🧠 Metaphor Work 👂 Active Listening 🧩 Symbolic Modeling

Clean Language 91%

Using only a person's own words and metaphors to unlock change, without giving any advice.

by Wendy Sullivan 2008

4.11

226 ratings

🧭 Coaching Methods ❓ Questioning Techniques 🧠 Metaphor Work 👂 Active Listening 🧩 Symbolic Modeling

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+

🧠 Psychotherapy Practice ⏳ Existential Psychotherapy 🤝 Therapeutic Relationship 🎧 Client-Centered Therapy 🌿 Humanistic Psychology

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

🧠 Psychotherapy Practice ⏳ Existential Psychotherapy 🤝 Therapeutic Relationship 🎧 Client-Centered Therapy 🌿 Humanistic Psychology

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

🧸 Child Therapy 🎲 Play Therapy 🌱 Child Development 🤝 Person-Centered Therapy 🫂 Therapeutic Relationship

Play Therapy 91%

Children speak through play. Follow their lead, reflect the feeling, and let the relationship heal.

by Garry L. Landreth 1991

4.41

827 ratings

🧸 Child Therapy 🎲 Play Therapy 🌱 Child Development 🤝 Person-Centered Therapy 🫂 Therapeutic Relationship

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

🌱 New Therapists 🛋️ Psychodynamic Therapy 🤝 Therapeutic Alliance 🧱 Clinical Boundaries ⚖️ Clinical Ethics

Becoming a Therapist 91%

From first phone call to final session: the words and reasoning behind every clinical moment.

by Suzanne Bender 2002

3.97

183 ratings

🌱 New Therapists 🛋️ Psychodynamic Therapy 🤝 Therapeutic Alliance 🧱 Clinical Boundaries ⚖️ Clinical Ethics

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+

🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Group Dynamics 🔄 Interpersonal Psychology ⚡ Existential Psychotherapy 🎓 Therapists In Training 🛋️ Psychotherapy Methods

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

🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Group Dynamics 🔄 Interpersonal Psychology ⚡ Existential Psychotherapy 🎓 Therapists In Training 🛋️ Psychotherapy Methods

On Becoming a Person

by Carl R. Rogers • 1961

Change begins not with fixing yourself but with being heard without judgment.

4.16

19k+

🧠 Humanistic Psychology 🤝 Therapeutic Relationship 💗 Unconditional Acceptance 👂 Empathic Listening 🌱 Self-Actualization

On Becoming a Person 91%

Change begins not with fixing yourself but with being heard without judgment.

by Carl R. Rogers 1961

4.16

19k+ ratings

🧠 Humanistic Psychology 🤝 Therapeutic Relationship 💗 Unconditional Acceptance 👂 Empathic Listening 🌱 Self-Actualization

Nonviolent Communication

by Marshall B. Rosenberg • 1999

Speak without attacking, hear without defending, and ask for what you want without demanding it.

4.33

50k+

🗣️ Communication Skills 🤝 Conflict Resolution 🧠 Emotional Intelligence 👂 Empathetic Listening 💭 Feelings And Needs

Nonviolent Communication 90%

Speak without attacking, hear without defending, and ask for what you want without demanding it.

by Marshall B. Rosenberg 1999

4.33

50k+ ratings

🗣️ Communication Skills 🤝 Conflict Resolution 🧠 Emotional Intelligence 👂 Empathetic Listening 💭 Feelings And Needs

Strategic Intervention Handbook

by Magali Peysha • 2014

Find the hidden need behind any problem and break lifelong patterns in a single coaching session.

4.25

114

🛠️ Coaching Methodology 🧭 Strategic Therapy ⚡ Brief Therapy 🏠 Family Systems 💬 Ericksonian Therapy

Strategic Intervention Handbook 90%

Find the hidden need behind any problem and break lifelong patterns in a single coaching session.

by Magali Peysha 2014

4.25

114 ratings

🛠️ Coaching Methodology 🧭 Strategic Therapy ⚡ Brief Therapy 🏠 Family Systems 💬 Ericksonian Therapy

Practising Existential Psychotherapy

by Ernesto Spinelli • 2007

Three existential truths translated into a clinical method that puts presence ahead of technique.

4.26

🛋️ Psychotherapy Practice 📚 Clinical Training 🤝 Therapeutic Relationship ❓ Radical Uncertainty 🧘 Therapist Presence

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

🛋️ Psychotherapy Practice 📚 Clinical Training 🤝 Therapeutic Relationship ❓ Radical Uncertainty 🧘 Therapist Presence

Feeling Good Together

by David D. Burns • 2008

You're secretly causing the fights you hate. The exact communication fixes that break the cycle.

4.19

1k+

🔥 Conflict Resolution 💬 Communication Skills 💑 Couples Therapy 🧠 Cognitive Therapy 🔄 Relationship Patterns

Feeling Good Together 90%

You're secretly causing the fights you hate. The exact communication fixes that break the cycle.

by David D. Burns 2008

4.19

1k+ ratings

🔥 Conflict Resolution 💬 Communication Skills 💑 Couples Therapy 🧠 Cognitive Therapy 🔄 Relationship Patterns

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 Therapy 🌱 Humanistic Psychology 🧘 Therapeutic Presence 🧭 Meaning Making 🛡️ Resistance In Therapy

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

🛋️ Existential Therapy 🌱 Humanistic Psychology 🧘 Therapeutic Presence 🧭 Meaning Making 🛡️ Resistance In Therapy

Better Conversations

by Jim Knight • 2015

Why most workplace conversations fail, and the eight skills that fix them.

3.97

582

🗣️ Communication Skills 👂 Active Listening ❓ Questioning Techniques 🤝 Trust Building 🧘 Emotional Regulation

Better Conversations 90%

Why most workplace conversations fail, and the eight skills that fix them.

by Jim Knight 2015

3.97

582 ratings

🗣️ Communication Skills 👂 Active Listening ❓ Questioning Techniques 🤝 Trust Building 🧘 Emotional Regulation

Speak Ericksonian

by Richard K. Nongard • 2014

Boredom becomes trance, vagueness a key, story a tool: the Ericksonian method for change.

4.25

100

🧠 Clinical Hypnotherapy 💬 Therapeutic Communication 🗣️ Nlp Techniques 🌀 Hypnosis Training 🗝️ Indirect Suggestion

Speak Ericksonian 90%

Boredom becomes trance, vagueness a key, story a tool: the Ericksonian method for change.

by Richard K. Nongard 2014

4.25

100 ratings

🧠 Clinical Hypnotherapy 💬 Therapeutic Communication 🗣️ Nlp Techniques 🌀 Hypnosis Training 🗝️ Indirect Suggestion

Generative Coaching Volume 1

by Robert B. Dilts • 2021

Coaching for the truly new: six steps that work through the body, not just the mind.

4.46

🧭 Coaching Methodology ✨ Creative Process 🧘 Somatic Intelligence ⚡ State Management 🔄 Inner Resistance

Generative Coaching Volume 1 90%

Coaching for the truly new: six steps that work through the body, not just the mind.

by Robert B. Dilts 2021

4.46

13 ratings

🧭 Coaching Methodology ✨ Creative Process 🧘 Somatic Intelligence ⚡ State Management 🔄 Inner Resistance

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

👂 Therapeutic Listening 🤝 Humanistic Psychology 🌙 Dream Analysis 🌿 Biophilia 🕊️ Freedom And Choice

The Art of Listening 90%

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

👂 Therapeutic Listening 🤝 Humanistic Psychology 🌙 Dream Analysis 🌿 Biophilia 🕊️ Freedom And Choice

How to Listen with Intention

by Patrick King • 2020

Listening like a talk show host: the key to making people feel understood and valued.

3.83

1k+

👂 Listening Skills 🎧 Active Listening ❤️ Emotional Validation 🧠 Emotional Intelligence 🔍 Reading People

How to Listen with Intention 90%

Listening like a talk show host: the key to making people feel understood and valued.

by Patrick King 2020

3.83

1k+ ratings

👂 Listening Skills 🎧 Active Listening ❤️ Emotional Validation 🧠 Emotional Intelligence 🔍 Reading People

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+

🧠 Psychodynamic Therapy 🌌 Existential Psychotherapy 🤝 Therapeutic Relationship 📋 Case Study 💬 Interpersonal Psychotherapy

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

🧠 Psychodynamic Therapy 🌌 Existential Psychotherapy 🤝 Therapeutic Relationship 📋 Case Study 💬 Interpersonal Psychotherapy

Motivational Interviewing in Health Care

by Stephen Rollnick • 2007

Why telling patients to change backfires, and how to unlock their own motivation instead.

4.08

678

🗣️ Clinical Communication 🔄 Behavior Change 👂 Reflective Listening ✊ Patient Autonomy 🧭 Guided Conversations

Motivational Interviewing in Health Care Summary

Motivational Interviewing in Health Care 90%

Why telling patients to change backfires, and how to unlock their own motivation instead.

by Stephen Rollnick 2007

4.08

678 ratings

🗣️ Clinical Communication 🔄 Behavior Change 👂 Reflective Listening ✊ Patient Autonomy 🧭 Guided Conversations

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+

🛋️ Psychotherapy Practice 🌱 Therapist Development 😔 Compassion Fatigue 🤝 Therapeutic Relationship 🪞 Countertransference

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

🛋️ Psychotherapy Practice 🌱 Therapist Development 😔 Compassion Fatigue 🤝 Therapeutic Relationship 🪞 Countertransference

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

🧩 Psychotherapy Integration 🧠 Cognitive Behavioral Therapy 🔗 Attachment-Based Therapy 🎭 Personality Disorders 🤝 Therapeutic Relationship

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

🧩 Psychotherapy Integration 🧠 Cognitive Behavioral Therapy 🔗 Attachment-Based Therapy 🎭 Personality Disorders 🤝 Therapeutic Relationship

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

🛋️ Psychodynamic Therapy 🧩 Parts Work 🔄 Relational Patterns 👶 Childhood Conditioning 👥 Group Therapy

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

🛋️ Psychodynamic Therapy 🧩 Parts Work 🔄 Relational Patterns 👶 Childhood Conditioning 👥 Group Therapy

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

🧘 Experiential Therapy 🧬 Somatic Therapy 👤 Inner Critic 🫂 Therapeutic Presence 🌊 Emotional Processing

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

🧘 Experiential Therapy 🧬 Somatic Therapy 👤 Inner Critic 🫂 Therapeutic Presence 🌊 Emotional Processing

Co-Creating Change

by Jon Frederickson • 2013

Target the real-time sequence of feeling, anxiety, and defense that produces every symptom.

4.59

193

🛋️ Psychodynamic Therapy 🛡️ Defense Mechanisms 😰 Anxiety Regulation 🤝 Therapeutic Alliance 🔄 Transference

Co-Creating Change 90%

Target the real-time sequence of feeling, anxiety, and defense that produces every symptom.

by Jon Frederickson 2013

4.59

193 ratings

🛋️ Psychodynamic Therapy 🛡️ Defense Mechanisms 😰 Anxiety Regulation 🤝 Therapeutic Alliance 🔄 Transference

My Voice Will Go with You

by Sidney Rosen • 1982

Direct advice meets resistance. A well-told story slips past it. The master clinician's casebook.

4.26

2k+

🔮 Ericksonian Hypnosis ♟️ Strategic Therapy 📖 Therapeutic Storytelling 📋 Case Studies 🛋️ Practicing Therapists

My Voice Will Go with You 90%

Direct advice meets resistance. A well-told story slips past it. The master clinician's casebook.

by Sidney Rosen 1982

4.26

2k+ ratings

🔮 Ericksonian Hypnosis ♟️ Strategic Therapy 📖 Therapeutic Storytelling 📋 Case Studies 🛋️ Practicing Therapists

Conversationally Speaking

by Alan Garner • 1980

Social ease isn't a gift; it's learnable. The drills that replace awkwardness with connection.

3.89

1k+

🗣️ Communication Skills 💬 Conversation Techniques 🦋 Social Confidence ✋ Assertiveness Training 👂 Active Listening

Conversationally Speaking 90%

Social ease isn't a gift; it's learnable. The drills that replace awkwardness with connection.

by Alan Garner 1980

3.89

1k+ ratings

🗣️ Communication Skills 💬 Conversation Techniques 🦋 Social Confidence ✋ Assertiveness Training 👂 Active Listening

Ask Powerful Questions

by Will Wise • 2017

The difference between a question that connects and one that corners: it starts before you speak.

3.96

487

🗣️ Communication Skills 🧭 Facilitation Skills ❓ Questioning Techniques 👂 Active Listening 🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Group Dynamics

Ask Powerful Questions 90%

The difference between a question that connects and one that corners: it starts before you speak.

by Will Wise 2017

3.96

487 ratings

🗣️ Communication Skills 🧭 Facilitation Skills ❓ Questioning Techniques 👂 Active Listening 🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Group Dynamics

The Art Of Effective Communication

by Matthew Barker • 2018

Why praise, advice, and orders backfire in conversation, and what to do instead.

🗣️ Interpersonal Skills 🤝 Social Skills 👂 Active Listening 🧠 Emotional Intelligence 🕊️ Nonviolent Communication

The Art Of Effective Communication Summary

The Art Of Effective Communication 90%

Why praise, advice, and orders backfire in conversation, and what to do instead.

by Matthew Barker 2018

14 ratings

🗣️ Interpersonal Skills 🤝 Social Skills 👂 Active Listening 🧠 Emotional Intelligence 🕊️ Nonviolent Communication

The Structure of Magic II

by John Grinder • 1975

Read the sensory code in everyday words, and turn internal fracture into integration.

4.07

419

🧠 Neuro-Linguistic Programming 🗣️ Clinical Linguistics 💬 Therapeutic Communication ⚖️ Inner Conflict 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Family Systems Theory

The Structure of Magic II 90%

Read the sensory code in everyday words, and turn internal fracture into integration.

by John Grinder 1975

4.07

419 ratings

🧠 Neuro-Linguistic Programming 🗣️ Clinical Linguistics 💬 Therapeutic Communication ⚖️ Inner Conflict 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Family Systems Theory

Couple Skills

by Matthew McKay • 1994

Skills, not soulmates: the listening, asking, and cooling-down tools that make a relationship work.

3.93

352

💑 Couples Therapy 🗣️ Communication Skills 🤝 Conflict Resolution ✊ Assertiveness 🧠 Cognitive Behavioral

Couple Skills 90%

Skills, not soulmates: the listening, asking, and cooling-down tools that make a relationship work.

by Matthew McKay 1994

3.93

352 ratings

💑 Couples Therapy 🗣️ Communication Skills 🤝 Conflict Resolution ✊ Assertiveness 🧠 Cognitive Behavioral

The Lost Art of Listening

by Michael P. Nichols • 1994

Listening that actually heals requires silencing your own inner monologue. Here is what that takes.

4.08

3k+

🧠 Interpersonal Psychology 👂 Empathetic Listening 💔 Conflict Resolution 🫂 Emotional Validation 👪 Family Communication

The Lost Art of Listening 90%

Listening that actually heals requires silencing your own inner monologue. Here is what that takes.

by Michael P. Nichols 1994

4.08

3k+ ratings

🧠 Interpersonal Psychology 👂 Empathetic Listening 💔 Conflict Resolution 🫂 Emotional Validation 👪 Family Communication

Motivational Interviewing in Nutrition and Fitness

by Dawn Clifford • 2015

Why clients ignore your meal plans: a conversation method that makes them want to change.

4.38

374

🩺 Health Coaching 🥗 Nutrition Counseling 🤝 Client-Centered Care 🧠 Humanistic Psychology 🔄 Behavioral Counseling

Motivational Interviewing in Nutrition and Fitness Summary

Motivational Interviewing in Nutrition and Fitness 90%

Why clients ignore your meal plans: a conversation method that makes them want to change.

by Dawn Clifford 2015

4.38

374 ratings

🩺 Health Coaching 🥗 Nutrition Counseling 🤝 Client-Centered Care 🧠 Humanistic Psychology 🔄 Behavioral Counseling

Cognitive Behavior Therapy

by Judith S. Beck • 1995

CBT made clinical: session maps, case formulation, and the skills that turn worksheets into change.

4.22

3k+

🧠 Cognitive Behavioral Therapy 📚 Therapist Training 💭 Cognitive Restructuring 🏛️ Core Beliefs 🏃 Behavioral Activation

Cognitive Behavior Therapy 90%

CBT made clinical: session maps, case formulation, and the skills that turn worksheets into change.

by Judith S. Beck 1995

4.22

3k+ ratings

🧠 Cognitive Behavioral Therapy 📚 Therapist Training 💭 Cognitive Restructuring 🏛️ Core Beliefs 🏃 Behavioral Activation

Strategic Pastoral Counseling

by David G. Benner • 1992

A pastoral counseling model in five sessions: whole-person care that trusts the Spirit for outcomes.

3.83

520

🏛️ Pastoral Counseling ⏱️ Brief Therapy ✝️ Christian Counseling 💙 Soul Care 🌱 Spiritual Formation

Strategic Pastoral Counseling 90%

A pastoral counseling model in five sessions: whole-person care that trusts the Spirit for outcomes.

by David G. Benner 1992

3.83

520 ratings

🏛️ Pastoral Counseling ⏱️ Brief Therapy ✝️ Christian Counseling 💙 Soul Care 🌱 Spiritual Formation

A Way of Being

by Carl R. Rogers • 1980

Genuineness, acceptance, deep listening: three keys to growth that work beyond the therapy room.

4.21

3k+

🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Humanistic Psychology 💬 Person-Centered Therapy 👂 Empathic Listening 🌱 Self-Actualization 🏙️ Modern Loneliness

A Way of Being 90%

Genuineness, acceptance, deep listening: three keys to growth that work beyond the therapy room.

by Carl R. Rogers 1980

4.21

3k+ ratings

🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Humanistic Psychology 💬 Person-Centered Therapy 👂 Empathic Listening 🌱 Self-Actualization 🏙️ Modern Loneliness

Intensive Short-Term Dynamic Psychotherapy

by Patricia Coughlin • 1996

Weeks, not years. A psychodynamic method that confronts defenses for lasting character change.

4.46

🛋️ Psychodynamic Therapy ⏱️ Short-Term Therapy 🛡️ Defense Mechanisms 🔒 Emotional Repression 🔧 Therapeutic Technique

Intensive Short-Term Dynamic Psychotherapy Summary

Intensive Short-Term Dynamic Psychotherapy 90%

Weeks, not years. A psychodynamic method that confronts defenses for lasting character change.

by Patricia Coughlin 1996

4.46

48 ratings

🛋️ Psychodynamic Therapy ⏱️ Short-Term Therapy 🛡️ Defense Mechanisms 🔒 Emotional Repression 🔧 Therapeutic Technique

How to Listen, Hear, and Validate

by Patrick King • 2021

A structured skill for making people feel truly heard, and why it transforms relationships.

4.17

490

🫂 Emotional Validation 👂 Active Listening 💬 Communication Skills 🤝 Conflict Resolution 💜 Self-Compassion

How to Listen, Hear, and Validate Summary

How to Listen, Hear, and Validate 90%

A structured skill for making people feel truly heard, and why it transforms relationships.

by Patrick King 2021

4.17

490 ratings

🫂 Emotional Validation 👂 Active Listening 💬 Communication Skills 🤝 Conflict Resolution 💜 Self-Compassion

Coaching for Transformation

by Martha Lasley • 2016

Beyond asking questions: presence, shadow work, and unlocking a client's deepest potential.

4.52

🏛️ Coaching Methodology 👂 Active Listening 🧩 Parts Work 🌱 Humanistic Psychology 🌑 Shadow Work

Coaching for Transformation 90%

Beyond asking questions: presence, shadow work, and unlocking a client's deepest potential.

by Martha Lasley 2016

4.52

23 ratings

🏛️ Coaching Methodology 👂 Active Listening 🧩 Parts Work 🌱 Humanistic Psychology 🌑 Shadow Work

Gestalt Therapy

by Dave Mann • 2010

A hundred techniques from the therapy that insists awareness, not effort, drives real change.

4.12

140

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Deep Listening 90%

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4.00

355 ratings

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