Counselling Psychology

You know those days when you just can't even? When everything is haywire and everyone, including yourself, seems to be against you? Your to-do list is a mile long; your kid is sick, traffic sucks, and you just spilled coffee all over yourself as you were about to walk out the door? How do you cope? We guess you could say "f--k it" and go back to bed with a bottle of whiskey at 10 a.m., but check out these more sustainable and helpful alternatives by Dr. Faith first. This is the first book of its kind to break down coping skills by type of situation.

Three million copies sold. An insightful look at the science behind love, Attached offers listeners a road map for building stronger, more fulfilling connections. ‘Revelatory’ – The New York Times 'Essential' – Sunday Telegraph Is there a science to love? In this groundbreaking audiobook...

This book offers therapists an integrated approach to adding a polyvagal foundation to their work with clients. With clear explanations of the organizing principles of Polyvagal theory, this complex theory is translated into clinician and client-friendly language. Using a unique autonomic mapping process designed to effectively track autonomic response patterns, this book presents practical ways to work with clients' experiences of connection.

Louis Cozolino, one of our most compelling clinical writers, takes us inside the mind and heart of a seasoned therapist, carrying on the tradition of personal and professional writing begun in The Making of a Therapist. This book discusses some of the more abstract concepts and ways of interacting with clients, such as relaxed curiosity, finding the secret ally, and discovering the deep narrative. Also addressed are clinical concepts such as related states of mind, the process of change, free-floating attention, and listening with the third ear.

One of the most significant names in modern psychological and motivational philosophy is French mind theorist Emile Coué. His simple formula of using mantras or affirmations to reprogram your psyche like confidence, enthusiasm, and wellness inspired many self-help giants like Napoleon Hill, Maxwell Maltz, and Anthony Robbins. Thousands around the world swear by Coué’s approach. Even the Beatles used his key mantra—“Day by day, in every way, I am getting better and better.” In this book, you will determine for yourself if his simple approach works.

While society as a whole is becoming increasingly conscious of mental health, and the social consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic has made the issue ever more salient, the idea of asking for professional help has largely remained taboo. In this empathetic and practical guide, drawing on some of the latest studies in the field, psychotherapist Donna Maria Bottomley examines these anxieties and argues that therapy should be just as acceptable as going to the doctor for a check-up or booking your car into the garage, and needn’t be our last resort.

Person-Centred Counselling in Action, Fourth Edition will be an invaluable resource for those embarking on their first stages of training. Well-established practitioners and even seasoned scholars will continue to find much to interest and stimulate them.

'Offers a road map for making it easier for parents to trust their kids more, worry about them less, and let them be kids.' WILLIAM R. STIXRUD, clinical neuropsychologist and co-author of The Self-Driven Child 'For anyone anxious to understand the real causes of the struggles of recent...

Now in a fully rewritten fourth edition, this is the authoritative presentation of motivational interviewing (MI), the powerful approach to facilitating change. It has been updated and streamlined to be even more user-friendly as a practitioner guide and course text. MI originators William R. Miller and Stephen Rollnick elucidate the four tasks of MI—engaging, focusing, evoking, and planning—and vividly demonstrate what they look like in action. A wealth of vignettes and interview examples illustrate the dos and don'ts of successful implementation in diverse contexts.

This updated edition of Maxine Aston's workbook is packed full of insightful, helpful and easily accessible activities for couples where one or both partners is on the autism spectrum to understand and accept their differences. This book expands on topics including verbal and non-verbal...

Brought to you by Penguin. What does a healthy relationship look like? A good question, in theory, but expert couple's therapist Julie Menanno wants you to ask a slightly different one: what does a securely attached relationship feel like? Moving from the way things look to others to the way...

From Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) originator Francine Shapiro, this groundbreaking, evidence-based work has been translated into multiple languages. Originally developed for treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), EMDR therapy is now also used to treat adults and children with complex trauma, anxiety disorders, depression, addictive behavior problems, and other clinical problems. The third edition reviews the therapy's theoretical and empirical underpinnings, details the eight phases of treatment, and provides vignettes, training materials, and resources.

Drawing on cutting-edge research on adult attachment—and providing an innovative roadmap for clinical practice—Susan M. Johnson argues that psychotherapy is most effective when it focuses on the healing power of emotional connection.

Resilienz und Selbstbewusstsein – das geführte Trainingsprogramm für Regeneration, innere Ruhe und mehr Energie. Teil 6 der Reihe "Mental Coaching und Hypnose Audio" begleitet Sie Schritt für Schritt dabei, Stress zu regulieren, neue Kraft zu entwickeln und wieder mehr Stabilität im Alltag zu finden. Wenn dauerhafte Anspannung, mentale Überforderung oder Erschöpfung den Alltag bestimmen, fällt echte Regeneration oft schwer.

In questa opera Rosanna Poluzzi presenta una parte di lavoro clinico svolto con Carolina, una paziente con cui, ad un certo punto del processo terapeutico, ha scelto di lavorare con il metodo narrativo per favorire l'elaborazione dei suoi lutti plurimi. Seguendo i presupposti fondamentali dell'orientamento sistemico relazionale, la terapeuta ha accompagnato Carolina in un viaggio dentro la storia dei suoi legami significativi a livello trigenerazionale.

Brought to you by Penguin. In a world where it’s easy to feel like everything is going wrong, world-renowned psychiatrist Paul Conti asks – what’s going right? Despite the increasing availability of mental health resources and freedom of people talking about it, the data around mental...

Mentale Stärke aufbauen und Selbststeuerung entwickeln – das geführte Selbsthypnose-Programm für bewusste Veränderung. Teil 5 der Reihe "Mental Coaching und Hypnose Audio" bietet Ihnen einen klar strukturierten und praxisnahen Einstieg in die Welt der Selbsthypnose und mentalen Selbstregulation. Viele Menschen möchten ihre Gedanken, Gefühle und innere Reaktionen bewusster steuern, wissen jedoch nicht, wie sie Zugang dazu finden.

Der bekannte Psychiater und Psychotherapeut Manfred Lütz ist der Auffassung, dass Psychologie über unsere Zukunft entscheiden wird. Deswegen zeigt er hier in bewährt unterhaltsamer und allgemeinverständlicher Art mit lockeren Geschichten und überraschenden Beobachtungen Auswege aus dem allgemeinen Wahnsinn: Clevere Methoden – Sternstunden der Psychotherapie – Ungewöhnliche Patienten – Geschichten aus dem Irrenhaus – Psychologie für den Alltag – Lebenshilfe höchstpersönlich – Trump, Putin und all die anderen – Zur Psychologie der neuen Herrscher.

This substantially revised fifth edition of a classic text includes an updated preface, new content on the therapeutic relationship, substantially revised chapters on the middle phase of counselling and reflections on the influence of other modalities and shared aspects of practice across approaches. Each chapter now includes an annotated further listening section to help deepen knowledge and reinforce learning of key aspects of the counselling process.

Stress gehört zum Leben – doch er muss dein Leben nicht bestimmen. Du kannst lernen, ihm anders zu begegnen. Stress ist wie eine Energie, deine Energie, welche du verändern und für dich nutzen kannst: Zum Beispiel in eine Energie, die dich voranbringt, aufmerksam macht oder dich aktiv werden lässt. Diese geführte hypnotische Traumreise lädt dich ein, den inneren Stress-Alarm sanft zu lösen und dein Nervensystem in einen Zustand von Ruhe, Klarheit und innerer Stabilität zurückfinden zu lassen.