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Therapy books that help me in the room with my clients.
Object Relations Therapy: Using the RelationshipObject Relations Therapy: Using the Relationship by S Cashdan
Buy new: £15.05 / Used from: £4.54
Puzzled by projective identifications? Read this.
Individual Psychotherapy and the Science of Psychodynamics (Hodder Arnold Publication)Individual Psychotherapy and the Science of Psychodynamics (Hodder Arnold Publication) by Dr David Malan
Buy new: £31.66 / Used from: £34.85
Rich with clinical examples.
Developing Psychodynamic Counselling (Developing Counselling series)Developing Psychodynamic Counselling (Developing Counselling series) by Mr Brendan McLoughlin
Buy new: £16.50 / Used from: £12.99
Great for beginning client work, yet also valuable to refer back to.
Existential PsychotherapyExistential Psychotherapy by Irvin D. Yalom
Buy new: £30.39 / Used from: £27.08
Our 4 big existential anxieties explored.
Clinical Thinking of Wilfred Bion (Makers of Modern Psychotherapy)Clinical Thinking of Wilfred Bion (Makers of Modern Psychotherapy) by Neville Symington
Buy new: £15.35 / Used from: £14.50
Bion's theories are tough but illuminating. This book helps to unravel them.
Boundary and Space: Introduction to the Work of D.W. WinnicottBoundary and Space: Introduction to the Work of D.W. Winnicott by Madeleine Davis
Buy new: £19.65 / Used from: £18.32
Read this before attempting Winnicott's rather deep books.
An Introduction to the Therapeutic FrameAn Introduction to the Therapeutic Frame by Anne Gray
Buy new: £15.26 / Used from: £12.00
The author bravely and honestly explores the importance of good boundaries.
On Learning from the PatientOn Learning from the Patient by Patrick Casement
Buy new: £14.99 / Used from: £9.99
Should be required reading for any therapist.
Families and How to Survive Them (Cedar Books)Families and How to Survive Them (Cedar Books) by Robin Skynner
Buy new: £5.73 / Used from: £0.01
Readable explanations of some complex theory and therapy.
Technique and Practice of Psychoanalysis: 001 (Technique & Practice of Psychoanalysis)Technique and Practice of Psychoanalysis: 001 (Technique & Practice of Psychoanalysis) by Ralph R Greenson
Buy used from: £100.00
The section on client resistance is very useful.