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Engaging Boys in Treatment: Creative Approaches to the Therapy Process Craig Haen (New York University, Lesley University, The Kint Institute, and Private Practice, New York, USA) 9780415874069
RRP: £44.99£39.28Traditional therapy can often be an off-putting experience for boys as it is in direct opposition to the ways they generally interact and connect with others. This book explores a variety of creative approaches that professionals can use to enhance the... -
The Story Paradox: How Our Love of Storytelling Builds Societies and Tears Them Down by Jonathan Gottschall
RRP: £22.00£17.27Humans are storytelling animals. Stories are what make our societies possible. Countless books celebrate their virtues. But Jonathan Gottschall, an expert on the science of stories, argues that there is a dark side to storytelling we can no longer ignore... -
Love, Partnership, or Singleton on the Autism Spectrum by Luke Beardon
RRP: £15.99£15.59In an immensely varied and thoughtful collection of true life reflections on love, marriage and the single life, 26 authors with autism share their experiences and knowledge about successful (and unsuccessful) relationships. Digging deep into the many... -
Art as Therapy: An Introduction to the Use of Art as a Therapeutic Technique by Tessa Dalley
RRP: £38.99£34.22Art as Therapy introduces the theory and practice of art therapy in a concise, accessible and informative way. Tessa Dalley's introduction gives an overview of basic issues, research and development. Subsequent chapters, written by specialists, are... -
Theatre, Ritual and Transformation: The Senoi Temiars by Sue Jennings
RRP: £35.99£31.69Sue Jennings and her three children spent two years on a fieldwork expedition to the Senoi Temiar people of Malaysia: Theatre, Ritual and Transformation is a fascinating account of that experience. She describes how the Temiar regularly perform seances... -
Psychosocial Issues in Palliative Care: A community based approach for life limiting illness by Mari Lloyd-Williams 9780198806677
RRP: £47.49£40.46Caring for terminally ill patients and their families is challenging. Patients with life limiting illness require the skills of many professionals but also the support of their community. While most clinicians are comfortable in assessing a broad range... -
Transformation through Journal Writing: The Art of Self-Reflection for the Helping Professions by Jane Wood
RRP: £22.99£21.96Transformation through Journal Writing is a grounded guide to self reflection through journaling for those in the helping professions. Journals are shown to be an effective method of self-care and self-development. Full of inspiring and original ideas,... -
Understanding the Paradox of Surviving Childhood Trauma: Techniques and Tools for Working with Suicidality and Dissociation by Joanne Zucchetto 9781138630857
RRP: £34.99£30.85Understanding the Paradox of Surviving Childhood Trauma offers clinicians a new framework for understanding the symptoms and coping mechanisms displayed by survivors of childhood abuse. This approach considers how characteristics such as suicidality,... -
Conceptual and Interactive Embodiment: Foundations of Embodied Cognition Volume 2 Martin Fischer (University of Potsdam, Germany) 9781138805835
RRP: £43.99£38.44This two-volume set provides a comprehensive overview of the multidisciplinary field of Embodied Cognition. With contributions from internationally acknowledged researchers from a variety of fields, Foundations of Embodied Cognition reveals how... -
Receptive Methods in Music Therapy: Techniques and Clinical Applications for Music Therapy Clinicians, Educators and Students by Denise Grocke
RRP: £32.99£31.88This practical book describes the specific use of receptive (listening) methods and techniques in music therapy clinical practice and research, including relaxation with music for children and adults, the use of visualisation and imagery, music and... -
A New View of Women's Sexual Problems Ellyn Kaschak (San Jose State University, USA) 9780789016829
£33.08Take a new look at women's sexuality!This fascinating book looks at the wide-ranging therapeutic, social, and political implications of the new paradigm of women's sexuality. International in scope and multidisciplinary in approach, A New View of Women's... -
Beyond the Brain: How Body and Environment Shape Animal and Human Minds by Louise Barrett
RRP: £22.00£17.36When a chimpanzee stockpiles rocks as weapons or when a frog sends out mating calls, we might easily assume these animals know their own motivations--that they use the same psychological mechanisms that we do. But as Beyond the Brain indicates, this is a... -
Child Health Psychology Barbara G. Melamed 9780805800852
£52.92This unique text offers an interdisciplinary collection of the most current articles concerning the scientific study of Child Health Psychology. The subjects of many articles are applicable to pediatrics, family medicine, child nursing, developmental,... -
The Seminar of Jacques Lacan: Freud's Papers on Technique by Jacques Lacan
RRP: £21.00£17.70The French text was prepared by Jacques-Alain Miller in consultation with Jacques Lacan, from the transcriptions of the seminar.About the AuthorThe psychoanalyst Jacques Lacan (1901-1981) was one of the twentieth century's most influential thinkers. His... -
Body Dysmorphic Disorder, Mine and Yours: A Personal and Clinical Perspective by Scott M Granet 9781476682655
RRP: £14.99£12.55As many as 5-10 million Americans may suffer from body dysmorphic disorder (BDD) yet it remains under-recognized by both mental health professionals and the general public. Tormented by obsessive thoughts associated with physical appearance, and... -
Psychoanalytic Perspectives on Women, Menstruation and Secondary Amenorrhea by Danielle Redland
RRP: £32.99£29.16"I can be a mother, a wife, a daughter, a sister and a woman without having periods." This book explores two of the oldest and most important symbols of all time: menstruation and secondary amenorrhea. Women of menstruating age commonly experience... -
Existential Group Counselling and Psychotherapy by Karen Weixel-Dixon
RRP: £26.99£23.46Existential Group Counselling and Psychotherapy provides a theoretical and practical foundation for practice. It serves as a guide that provides a solid grounding in the 'why' and 'how' of therapeutic group-work from an existential perspective.The first... -
The Chemistry of Calm: A Powerful, Drug-Free Plan to Quiet Your Fears and Overcome Your Anxiety by Henry Emmons
RRP: £18.99£11.81Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781439129067Author Henry Emmons, MDFormat PaperbackPage Count 288Imprint TouchstonePublisher Simon & SchusterWeight(grams) 304gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm... -
A Straight-Talking Introduction to Children's Mental Health Problems by Sami Timimi 9781906254155
RRP: £14.50£13.88Rates of diagnosis of psychiatric disorders such as ADHD, and the subsequent prescription of psychiatric drugs in children, have increased alarmingly over recent years. Yet diagnoses are supported by very little scientific evidence and the effectiveness... -
Face Recognition: The Effects of Race, Gender, Age and Species James Tanaka (University of Victoria, Canada) 9781138058910
RRP: £47.99£42.21Although most people are good at face recognition, we are particularly good at recognizing the faces of individuals who share our race, gender, age and species. What factors might account for this type of bias in face recognition? This collection... -
The Psychology of False Confessions: Forty Years of Science and Practice by Gisli H. Gudjonsson 9781119315674
RRP: £36.95£36.17Provides a comprehensive and up-to-date review of the development of the science behind the psychology of false confessions Four decades ago, little was known or understood about false confessions and the reasons behind them. So much has changed since... -
The Hidden Order of Art: A Study in the Psychology of Artistic Imagination by Anton Ehrenzweig 9780520038455
RRP: £23.00£18.10From the Preface: The argument of this book ranges from highly theoretical speculations to highly topical problems of modern art and practical hints for the art teacher, and it is most unlikely that I can find a reader who will feel at home on every... -
What You Must Think of Me: A Firsthand Account of One Teenager's Experience with Social Anxiety Disorder by Emily Ford 9780195313031
RRP: £11.49£9.00We've all felt occasional pangs of shyness and self-consciousness, but for those suffering from social anxiety disorder, the fear of being scrutinized and criticized can reach disabling proportions. Such was the case for Emily Ford, who shares her... -
Systemic Therapy with Individuals Paolo Bertrando 9781855750944
RRP: £48.99£42.66Until recently systemic therapy has been identified with family therapy. This no longer applies; the systemic approach and its techniques can now be used with profit in therapy with individuals. This book introduces and describes the first adaptation... -
Supervising Counsellors: Issues of Responsibility by Sue Wheeler
RRP: £44.99£39.48Supervising Counsellors is a practical and insightful guide to the responsibilities facing all those involved in supervising practitioners and trainees. Drawing together contributions and new research from those at the forefront of supervisory practice,... -
Infant Observation: Creating Transformative Relationships by Frances Thomson-Salo
RRP: £49.99£43.90Seminal and representative papers have been chosen to illustrate the vital importance of infant observation in psychoanalytic training, tracing influences on the practice of infant observation and contemporary developments. The book outlines the thinking... -
The Impact of Attachment by Susan Hart 9780393706628
RRP: £33.99£31.25Combining theories of neurobiology, interpersonal relationships, and intrapsychic concepts, this book explores the importance of attachment. Hart addresses children's normal development and relational disorders and presents an integrated therapeutic... -
Structural Equation Modeling With AMOS: Basic Concepts, Applications, and Programming, Third Edition Barbara M. Byrne 9781138797031
£56.30This bestselling text provides a practical guide to structural equation modeling (SEM) using the Amos Graphical approach. Using clear, everyday language, the text is ideal for those with little to no exposure to either SEM or Amos. The author reviews SEM... -
Beyond Boredom and Anxiety: Experiencing Flow in Work and Play Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi (University of Chicago, Illinois) 9780787951405
RRP: £41.00£35.92Now in a special 25th anniversary edition and filled with brilliant wisdom and insights, Beyond Boredom and Anxiety offers a timeless introduction to the concept of flow and the scientific basis behind it-all through the work of one of the field's great... -
Vital Signs: Psychological Responses to Ecological Crisis Mary-Jayne Rust 9781780490489
RRP: £35.99£31.69'"Vital signs" are, of course, the basic physiological measures of functioning which health practitioners use to assess the gravity of a patient's predicament. This anthology focuses not so much on our physical predicament, with so many of the Earth's... -
Cognitive Behavioural Couple Therapy: Distinctive Features Michael Worrell 9780415729284
RRP: £21.99£19.34Cognitive Behavioural Couple Therapy (CBCT) is an enhanced and contextually grounded approach that provides evidence-based strategies for working with couple distress, as well as individual psychopathology in the context of a distressed relationship... -
Therapist and Client: A Relational Approach to Psychotherapy by Patrick Nolan
RRP: £41.95£36.73Therapist and Client: A Relational Approach to Psychotherapy provides a guide to the fundamental interpersonal elements of the therapeutic relationship that make it the most effective factor in therapy. Presents the fundamental interpersonal elements... -
The Science and Application of Positive Psychology by Jennifer S. Cheavens
RRP: £49.99£44.75Positive psychology tackles the big questions: What does it mean to live a 'good life'? What helps people to flourish and access their optimal potential? And how can we increase our capacities for joy, meaning, and hope? This engaging textbook emphasizes... -
The Mental Health Clinician's Workbook: Locking In Your Professional Skills James Morrison 9781462534845
£39.44Rich with compelling case material, this hands-on workbook helps mental health practitioners and students build essential skills for clinical evaluation and differential diagnosis. Renowned diagnostician James Morrison invites the reader to interview and... -
The How-To Book for Students of Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy by Sheldon Bach
RRP: £19.99£17.51This is a book that grew out of the many practical "how-to" questions that the author's psychotherapy students have asked him over the years. It is neither an evidence-based compendium nor an attempt to summarize general practice or the viewpoints of... -
Psychotherapy of Schizophrenia: The Treatment of Choice by Bertram P. Karon 9781568212326
RRP: £68.00£59.53Inevitably, every psychotherapist has some experience with severely disturbed patients. Consequently, they will turn with excitement to this important new book which is a stunning attempt by two knowledgeable, persevering psychotherapists to present... -
The Ministry of Thin: How the Pursuit of Perfection Got Out of Control Emma Woolf 9781849534123
RRP: £8.99£6.20Losing weight has become the modern woman's holy grail... everything will be better when we're thin.We're obsessed with weight, we dislike our bodies, we worry about the food we eat, we feel guilty, we diet... Too many of us are locked into a war with... -
Introduction to Deaf Culture by Thomas K. Holcomb
RRP: £48.99£44.80Thomas K Holcomb's highly successful textbook on Deaf culture has been fully revised and updated in this second edition. The changes reflect those in the field and include three new chapters focusing on the impact of technology on the Deaf experience,... -
On Psychotherapy 2 Petruska Clarkson (PHYSIS, London) 9781861562272
RRP: £52.95£46.00Clarkson on Psychotherapy, which has been reprinted three times, has become something of a classic. It drew together some of Petruska Clarkson?s best writings on the practice of psychotherapy, and its processes and outcomes. Eight years later, Professor... -
The Biology of Psychological Disorders David Linden (Cardiff University, UK) 9781137610416
RRP: £59.99£56.35This textbook introduces the reader to some of the most common psychological disorders, from schizophrenia, depression and substance abuse to disorders of childhood, adolescence and ageing. Coverage of these disorders is combined with a comprehensive...