Psychotherapy Books

New and Published Books

1. The Human Quest for Meaning

   Theories, Research, and Applications, 2nd Edition

   Edited by Paul T. P. Wong

   The first edition of The Human Quest for Meaning was a major publication on the empirical research of meaning in life and its vital role in well-being, resilience, and psychotherapy. This new edition continues that quest and seeks to answer the questions, what is the meaning of life? How do we...

   Published February 8th 2012 by Routledge
2. An Accident of Hope

   The Therapy Tapes of Anne Sexton

   By Dawn M. Skorczewski

   In 1956, Anne Sexton was admitted into a mental hospital for post-partum depression, where she met Dr. Martin Orne, a young psychiatrist who treated her for the next eight years. In that time Sexton would blossom into a world-famous poet, best known for her "confessional" poems dealing...

   Published February 6th 2012 by Routledge
3. Play-Based Interventions for Children and Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorders

   Edited by Loretta Gallo-Lopez, Lawrence C. Rubin

   Play-Based Interventions for Children and Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorders explores the most recognized, researched, and practical methods for using play therapy with the increasing number of children diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASDs), and shows clincians how to integrate...

   Published February 2nd 2012 by Routledge
4. Record Keeping in Psychotherapy and Counseling

   Protecting Confidentiality and the Professional Relationship, 2nd Edition

   By Ellen T. Luepker

   Record Keeping in Psychotherapy and Counseling provides an essential framework for understanding record keeping within legal, ethical, supervisory, and clinical contexts. Compelling case examples identify dilemmas and strategies in protecting confidentiality. More than a simple reference book, this...

   Published February 2nd 2012 by Routledge
5. Adventure Therapy

   Theory, Research, and Practice

   By Michael A. Gass, H.L. "Lee" Gillis, Keith C. Russell

   The evolution and history of adventure therapy, as chronicled in the second chapter of this book, well demonstrates how far this field has evolved from a “divergent therapy” into an efficacious form of therapy that engages clients on cognitive, affective, and behavioral levels. Adventure Therapy is...

   Published January 30th 2012 by Routledge
6. Play Therapy

   The Art of the Relationship, 3rd Edition

   By Garry L. Landreth

   Play Therapy: The Art of the Relationship is the newest incarnation of Garry Landreth’s comprehensive text on creating therapeutic relationships with children through play. It details Landreth’s Child-Centered Play Therapy model, which stresses the importance of understanding the child’s world and...

   Published January 23rd 2012 by Routledge
7. The Silent Past and the Invisible Present

   Memory, Trauma, and Representation in Psychotherapy

   By Paul Renn

   Series: Relational Perspectives Book Series

   Drawing on research in the fields of cognitive and developmental psychology, attachment, trauma, and neuroscience, as well as 20 years in forensic and private practice, Paul Renn deftly illustrates the ways in which this research may be used to inform an integrated empirical/hermeneutic model...

   Published January 19th 2012 by Routledge
8. Dramatherapy with Children, Young People and Schools

   Enabling Creativity, Sociability, Communication and Learning

   Edited by Lauraine Leigh, Irvine Gersch, Ann Dix, Deborah Haythorne

   Dramatherapy with Children, Young People and Schools is the first book to specifically evaluate the unique value of dramatherapy in the educational environment. A variety of highly experienced dramatherapists, educational psychologists and childhood experts discuss the benefits to the children and...

   Published January 18th 2012 by Routledge
9. Writing to Clients and Referring Professionals about Psychological Assessment Results

   A Handbook of Style and Grammar

   By J. B. Allyn

   This book is the first on the craft of effective writing structured expressly for the psychologist-assessor. Author J. B. Allyn, a professional writer who specializes in psychology, combines reference book with tutorial. She blends information on the qualities that create a writer’s unique presence...

   Published January 9th 2012 by Routledge
10. The Compassion Fatigue Workbook

    Creative Tools for Transforming Compassion Fatigue and Vicarious Traumatization

    By Françoise Mathieu

    Series: Routledge Psychosocial Stress Series

    The Compassion Fatigue Workbook is a lifeline for any helping professional facing the physical and emotional exhaustion that can shadow work in the helping professions. Since 2001 the activities in this Workbook have helped thousands of helpers in the fields of healthcare, community mental health,...

    Published December 19th 2011 by Routledge