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This ground-breaking book, which introduced narrative ideas to the therapy world, presents a respectful, often playful approach to serious problems, with ground-breaking theory as a backdrop. The authors start with the assumption that people experience problems when the stories of their lives, as they or others have invented them, do not sufficiently represent their lived experience. In this way narrative comes to play a central role in therapy. This book also contains delightful examples of a storied therapy. More info
This book provides a rare insight into the thinking of a master clinical scientist in the treatment of depression, the late Neil Jacobson. It outlines the approach known as ‘behavioural activation’ where depression is seen as a natural consequence of the way people cope with the shifting contexts of daily life. This approach is radically different because there is no search for mental illness or skills deficits. Rather, the client is coached to engage in activities that will lead to a more rewarding life. This useful and exciting book... More info
In Children in Therapy, Everett Bailey brings together a group of clinicians and researchers to describe the benefits and process of involving families in children's therapy and to discuss ways therapists can effectively integrate individual family members into the overall treatment of children. Divided into three parts, the book presents theoretical perspectives of five different competency-based approaches: solution-oriented brief therapy, narrative therapy, collaborative language systems therapy, internal family systems therapy, and emotionally focused family therapy; addresses common disorders or problems that children present with, for example: anxiety, depression, oppositional behaviour, attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder,... More info
