Overview
First published in 1996, Dryden's Handbook of Individual Therapy is the classic text for students wishing to understand the key counselling and psychotherapy approaches. This sixth edition has been comprehensively updated to include 15 newly contributed chapters and 8 updated chapters. Brand new chapters include Compassion-Focussed Therapy, Interpersonal Therapy, Mindfulness in Individual Therapy, Pluralistic Therapy and Transpersonal Therapy. Using an updated chapter structure, each contributor outlines one approach in detail and provides an in-depth case example to illustrate how that approach works in practice. There are additional updated chapters on Research and Training and Supervision. This book is for anyone training in counselling, psychotherapy, counselling psychology, psychology and other allied professions such as nursing, social work and education. It tells you everything you need to know about the most commonly practised therapy approaches today.
