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Psychotherapy

Psychotherapy

Last updated: January 04, 2025

    The best books on Clinical Psychology, recommended by Susan Llewelyn

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    The best books on Clinical Psychology - The Theory and Practice of Group Psychotherapy by Irvin D Yalom

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    The Theory and Practice of Group Psychotherapy
    by Irvin D Yalom

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    The best books on Clinical Psychology - Introduction to Cognitive Analytic Therapy: Principles and Practice by Anthony Ryle & Ian B Kerr

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    Introduction to Cognitive Analytic Therapy: Principles and Practice
    by Anthony Ryle & Ian B Kerr

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    The best books on Clinical Psychology - Managing Your Mind: The Mental Fitness Guide by Gillian Butler, Tony Hope & Nick Grey

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    Managing Your Mind: The Mental Fitness Guide
    by Gillian Butler, Tony Hope & Nick Grey

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    The best books on Clinical Psychology - What Works for Whom: A Critical Review of Psychotherapy Research by Anthony Roth & Peter Fonagy

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    What Works for Whom: A Critical Review of Psychotherapy Research
    by Anthony Roth & Peter Fonagy

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    The best books on Clinical Psychology - Why Don't I Feel Good Enough?: Using Attachment Theory to Find a Solution by Helen Dent

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    Why Don't I Feel Good Enough?: Using Attachment Theory to Find a Solution
    by Helen Dent

  • Clinical psychologists look at how we feel, how that affects how we behave, and whether we can change. Here, the Oxford academic and clinician Susan Llewelyn discusses five key books in the field of clinical psychology, why clinicians must keep their minds open to new approaches, and why aspiring psychologists should read as many novels as they can.

  • The best books on Clinical Psychology - The Theory and Practice of Group Psychotherapy by Irvin D Yalom
  • The best books on Clinical Psychology - Introduction to Cognitive Analytic Therapy: Principles and Practice by Anthony Ryle & Ian B Kerr
  • The best books on Clinical Psychology - Managing Your Mind: The Mental Fitness Guide by Gillian Butler, Tony Hope & Nick Grey
  • The best books on Clinical Psychology - What Works for Whom: A Critical Review of Psychotherapy Research by Anthony Roth & Peter Fonagy
  • The best books on Clinical Psychology - Why Don't I Feel Good Enough?: Using Attachment Theory to Find a Solution by Helen Dent

The best books on Clinical Psychology, recommended by Susan Llewelyn

Clinical psychologists look at how we feel, how that affects how we behave, and whether we can change. Here, the Oxford academic and clinician Susan Llewelyn discusses five key books in the field of clinical psychology, why clinicians must keep their minds open to new approaches, and why aspiring psychologists should read as many novels as they can.

The best books on Clinical Psychology, recommended by Susan Llewelyn

    The best books on Relationship Therapy, recommended by Mira Kirshenbaum

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    The best books on Relationship Therapy - Thinking in Systems by Donella Meadows

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    Thinking in Systems
    by Donella Meadows

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    The best books on Relationship Therapy - The Mirages of Marriage by William Lederer and Don Jackson

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    The Mirages of Marriage
    by William Lederer and Don Jackson

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    The best books on Relationship Therapy - The Family Crucible by Augustus Napier and Carl Whitaker

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    The Family Crucible
    by Augustus Napier and Carl Whitaker

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    The best books on Relationship Therapy - Uncommon Therapy by Jay Haley

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    Uncommon Therapy
    by Jay Haley

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    The best books on Relationship Therapy - Change by John H. Weakland and Richard Fisch & Paul Latzlawick

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    Change
    by John H. Weakland and Richard Fisch & Paul Latzlawick

  • Systems thinking is key to figuring out how relationships work, says Mira Kirshenbaum, psychotherapist and clinical director of the Chestnut Hill Institute. She chooses the best books to help us understand modern relationship therapy.

  • The best books on Relationship Therapy - Thinking in Systems by Donella Meadows
  • The best books on Relationship Therapy - The Mirages of Marriage by William Lederer and Don Jackson
  • The best books on Relationship Therapy - The Family Crucible by Augustus Napier and Carl Whitaker
  • The best books on Relationship Therapy - Uncommon Therapy by Jay Haley
  • The best books on Relationship Therapy - Change by John H. Weakland and Richard Fisch & Paul Latzlawick

The best books on Relationship Therapy, recommended by Mira Kirshenbaum

Systems thinking is key to figuring out how relationships work, says Mira Kirshenbaum, psychotherapist and clinical director of the Chestnut Hill Institute. She chooses the best books to help us understand modern relationship therapy.

The best books on Relationship Therapy, recommended by Mira Kirshenbaum

    The best books on Child Psychotherapy, recommended by Judith Edwards

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    The best books on Child Psychotherapy - Narrative of a Child Analysis by Melanie Klein

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    Narrative of a Child Analysis
    by Melanie Klein

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    The best books on Child Psychotherapy - The Psychoanalytic Treatment of Children by Anna Freud

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    The Psychoanalytic Treatment of Children
    by Anna Freud

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    The best books on Child Psychotherapy - Playing and Reality by Donald Winnicott

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    Playing and Reality
    by Donald Winnicott

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    The best books on Child Psychotherapy - Live Company by Anne Alvarez

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    Live Company
    by Anne Alvarez

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    The best books on Child Psychotherapy - A Question of Technique by Monica Lanyado and Anne Horne

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    A Question of Technique
    by Monica Lanyado and Anne Horne

  • The Consultant Psychotherapist at The Tavistock Clinic explains the history of Child Psychotherapy and walks us through the five books that have influenced her most

  • The best books on Child Psychotherapy - Narrative of a Child Analysis by Melanie Klein
  • The best books on Child Psychotherapy - The Psychoanalytic Treatment of Children by Anna Freud
  • The best books on Child Psychotherapy - Playing and Reality by Donald Winnicott
  • The best books on Child Psychotherapy - Live Company by Anne Alvarez
  • The best books on Child Psychotherapy - A Question of Technique by Monica Lanyado and Anne Horne

The best books on Child Psychotherapy, recommended by Judith Edwards

The Consultant Psychotherapist at The Tavistock Clinic explains the history of Child Psychotherapy and walks us through the five books that have influenced her most

The best books on Child Psychotherapy, recommended by Judith Edwards

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