1st Edition
The Origins of Single-Session Therapy An Examination of Freud’s Single Sessions
By Windy Dryden
Copyright 2026
86 Pages
by
Routledge
86 Pages
by
Routledge
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This book explores the single-session work done by Sigmund Freud and considers the implications of this work for the current theory and practice of single-session therapy (SST).
While contemporary interest in SST can be traced to Moshe Talmon’s (1990) book, its origins go back to Freud. There are three cases in the literature where Freud can be said to practise SST, and this is the first book... Read more
1. What is Single-Session Therapy 2. Freud and Aurelia Kronich 3. Freud and Gustav Mahler 4. Freud and Margarethe Lutz 5. The Importance of Mindset in Modern Single-Session Therapy: How Did Freud Fare? 6. Final Reflections References
Biography
Windy Dryden is in part-time clinical and consultative practice and is an international authority on rational emotive behaviour therapy and SST. He has worked in psychotherapy for more than 50 years and is the author and editor of over 290 books.
