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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
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
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 89%
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
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? 89%
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 89%
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
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 89%
Two diaries, one therapy room: what the patient hid and what the therapist really thought.
by Irvin D. Yalom 1991
3.76
3k+ 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 89%
Three existential truths translated into a clinical method that puts presence ahead of technique.
by Ernesto Spinelli 2007
4.26
88 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 88%
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
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 88%
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
Co-Creating Change
by Jon Frederickson • 2013
Target the real-time sequence of feeling, anxiety, and defense that produces every symptom.
4.59
193
Co-Creating Change Summary
Co-Creating Change 88%
Target the real-time sequence of feeling, anxiety, and defense that produces every symptom.
by Jon Frederickson 2013
4.59
193 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 88%
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 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 88%
Grad school taught technique. This teaches how to sit with pain without losing yourself.
by Louis Cozolino 2004
4.38
2k+ 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 88%
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 Mummy at the Dining Room Table
by Jeffrey A. Kottler • 2003
Unusual patients forced the best therapists to abandon the textbook. What they improvised instead.
3.88
765
The Mummy at the Dining Room Table Summary
The Mummy at the Dining Room Table 88%
Unusual patients forced the best therapists to abandon the textbook. What they improvised instead.
by Jeffrey A. Kottler 2003
3.88
765 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 88%
The group heals more than any therapist alone. The architecture that makes it work.
by Irvin D. Yalom 1967
4.20
10k+ 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 88%
Three selves run every conversation: a clinical method for tracking who's really talking and why.
by Eric Berne 1961
4.11
754 ratings
Reaching Through Resistance
by Allan Abbass • 2015
Symptoms are defenses against buried rage, guilt, and grief. The method to break through.
4.38
85
Reaching Through Resistance Summary
Reaching Through Resistance 88%
Symptoms are defenses against buried rage, guilt, and grief. The method to break through.
by Allan Abbass 2015
4.38
85 ratings
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
The Art of Listening Summary
The Art of Listening 88%
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
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 88%
How to practice therapy where the relationship is the medicine, not the delivery system.
by Kirk J. Schneider 2009
4.01
145 ratings
Life Lessons From Freud
by Brett Kahr • 2013
Freud's sharpest ideas for daily life: what your dreams, jokes, and childhood still control.
3.50
476
Life Lessons From Freud Summary
Life Lessons From Freud 88%
Freud's sharpest ideas for daily life: what your dreams, jokes, and childhood still control.
by Brett Kahr 2013
3.50
476 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 88%
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
Music Heard So Deeply
by Betsey King • 2015
In a therapist's hands, live music rebuilds speech and movement where medicine alone falls short.
4.65
23
Music Heard So Deeply Summary
Music Heard So Deeply 88%
In a therapist's hands, live music rebuilds speech and movement where medicine alone falls short.
by Betsey King 2015
4.65
23 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 88%
Existential philosophy as clinical practice: phenomenological skills for meaning and mortality.
by Emmy Van Deurzen 2011
4.31
124 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 88%
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
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 88%
Find the childhood belief driving your adult patterns, reframe it fast, and make change stick.
by Marisa Peer 2022
4.17
560 ratings
Psychotherapy
by Tom Burns • 2015
Talk therapy's warring schools, from Freud to CBT, all depend on one common ingredient.
3.73
164
Psychotherapy Summary
Psychotherapy 87%
Talk therapy's warring schools, from Freud to CBT, all depend on one common ingredient.
by Tom Burns 2015
3.73
164 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 87%
Therapy changes brains: cultivating the mindful presence that reconnects neural pathways.
by Daniel J. Siegel 2010
4.12
941 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 87%
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
Change
by Paul Watzlawick • 1974
When effort deepens a problem, the answer is not to try harder but to change the rules.
4.24
802
Change Summary
Change 87%
When effort deepens a problem, the answer is not to try harder but to change the rules.
by Paul Watzlawick 1974
4.24
802 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 87%
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
Intensive Short-Term Dynamic Psychotherapy
by Patricia Coughlin • 1996
Weeks, not years. A psychodynamic method that confronts defenses for lasting character change.
4.46
48
Intensive Short-Term Dynamic Psychotherapy Summary
Intensive Short-Term Dynamic Psychotherapy 87%
Weeks, not years. A psychodynamic method that confronts defenses for lasting character change.
by Patricia Coughlin 1996
4.46
48 ratings
The Development of a Therapist
by Louis Cozolino • 2021
The therapist is the instrument. A neuroscientist-clinician shows how to tune it.
4.19
212
The Development of a Therapist Summary
The Development of a Therapist 87%
The therapist is the instrument. A neuroscientist-clinician shows how to tune it.
by Louis Cozolino 2021
4.19
212 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 87%
Your body holds the beliefs your mind conceals. A mindful therapy for reaching and revising them.
by Ron Kurtz 1990
4.26
160 ratings
American Therapy
by Jonathan Engel • 2008
America's century in therapy: why the couch lost to the pill, the clipboard, and the meeting.
3.39
70
American Therapy Summary
American Therapy 87%
America's century in therapy: why the couch lost to the pill, the clipboard, and the meeting.
by Jonathan Engel 2008
3.39
70 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 87%
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
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 87%
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 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 87%
Stop choosing between therapies. Your mind has six domains; one system trains them all.
by Vlad Beliavsky 2023
4.65
145 ratings
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
by Alex C. Wolf • 2020
Break anxiety's loop with CBT: journaling, exposure, and mindfulness to retrain your brain.
3.00
2
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Summary
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy 87%
Break anxiety's loop with CBT: journaling, exposure, and mindfulness to retrain your brain.
by Alex C. Wolf 2020
3.00
2 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 87%
What if anxiety is the starting point? Existential therapy for lives clients actually choose.
by Emmy Van Deurzen 1998
4.37
153 ratings
The Individual Psychology of Alfred Adler
by Alfred Adler • 1920
A felt sense of inferiority powers all striving. The healthy path channels it into contribution.
4.06
782
The Individual Psychology of Alfred Adler Summary
The Individual Psychology of Alfred Adler 87%
A felt sense of inferiority powers all striving. The healthy path channels it into contribution.
by Alfred Adler 1920
4.06
782 ratings
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+
My Voice Will Go with You Summary
My Voice Will Go with You 87%
Direct advice meets resistance. A well-told story slips past it. The master clinician's casebook.
by Sidney Rosen 1982
4.26
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 87%
Anxiety springs from the silent demands you make. Learn to challenge them.
by Albert Ellis 2016
3.78
696 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 87%
Stop analyzing. Your body already holds the answer. Six steps for hearing it directly.
by Eugene T. Gendlin 1978
3.94
2k+ ratings
Narrative Means to Therapeutic Ends
by Michael White • 1990
Your life is a story under revision. A therapeutic method for taking back the pen.
4.06
396
Narrative Means to Therapeutic Ends Summary
Narrative Means to Therapeutic Ends 87%
Your life is a story under revision. A therapeutic method for taking back the pen.
by Michael White 1990
4.06
396 ratings
Holotropic Breathwork
by Stanislav Grof • 2010
Breath and music unlock a self-healing state that reaches where talk therapy cannot.
3.87
621
Holotropic Breathwork Summary
Holotropic Breathwork 87%
Breath and music unlock a self-healing state that reaches where talk therapy cannot.
by Stanislav Grof 2010
3.87
621 ratings
Somatic Internal Family Systems Therapy
by Susan McConnell • 2020
Your client's protectors manifest as tension and pain. The somatic tools to work with them directly.
3.95
426
Somatic Internal Family Systems Therapy Summary
Somatic Internal Family Systems Therapy 87%
Your client's protectors manifest as tension and pain. The somatic tools to work with them directly.
by Susan McConnell 2020
3.95
426 ratings
Motivational Interviewing
by William R. Miller • 1991
Don't confront, evoke. The counseling method that replaces arguments with reflective questions.
4.27
4k+
Motivational Interviewing Summary
Motivational Interviewing 87%
Don't confront, evoke. The counseling method that replaces arguments with reflective questions.
by William R. Miller 1991
4.27
4k+ ratings
Hardcore Self Help
by Robert Duff • 2014
Anxiety sucks, but the fix doesn't need to: practical psychology tools minus the clinical jargon.
3.95
4k+
Hardcore Self Help Summary
Hardcore Self Help 87%
Anxiety sucks, but the fix doesn't need to: practical psychology tools minus the clinical jargon.
by Robert Duff 2014
3.95
4k+ 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 87%
Ten minutes a day: check your thoughts, reframe your stories, let go of emotional weight.
by Owen O'Kane 2022
3.84
941 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 87%
Feeling lost is not a discovery problem: it is a creation problem solved by radical responsibility.
by Sara Kuburic 2023
4.06
2k+ ratings
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