Books in the Advancing Theory in Therapy series

Jacques Lacan's impact upon the theory and practice of psychoanalysis worldwide cannot be underestimated. This title argues that Lacan's elaboration of psychoanalytic theory is grounded in clinical practice and needs to be defined in relation to the four main traditions; psychiatry, psychology, psychotherapy and spirituality.

Presented as an effective model for facilitating neurological change through the therapeutic relationship, this book challenges therapists to incorporate a psychodynamic approach within their work. It is suitable for psychotherapeutic practitioners and trainers, students and academics.

Reviews the constructivist trends in psychotherapy, allowing the reader to enter a fresh dialogue and elaborating on Kelly's personal construct theory and the implications for psychotherapeutic theory and practice.

This comprehensive account of Co-Counselling theory presents valuable insights into subjects including human vulnerability to distress, the societal context of emotional problems and emotional discharge in relation to the healing process.

Provides an in-depth, comprehensive model of theory and practice for the Transactional Analysis approach.

The person-centred approach is one of the most popular, enduring and respected approaches to psychotherapy and counselling. This work returns to its original formulations to define it as radically different from other self-oriented therapies. It encourages person-centred practitioners to think about their work in deeper and sophisticated ways.

Offers insights into a spectrum of approaches within body psychotherapy, showing how it can be healing, reparative and rewarding.

Provides a comprehensive overview of developments in the theory and practice of psychodrama, integrating different psychodramatic schools of thought. This work looks at how psychodrama has contributed to the development of psychotherapy, introducing concepts that have had a profound influence on other therapies.

This book considers how existential therapy has developed over the past 50 years and its future implications. The contributors focus on the dialogue between existential thought and therapeutic practice, and compare and contrast the different schools of thought.

This book considers how existential therapy has developed over the past 50 years and its future implications. The contributors focus on the dialogue between existential thought and therapeutic practice, and compare and contrast the different schools of thought.

This book is a collaboration of some of the best thinkers in the Gestalt therapy world and offers a high-level summary of recent and future developments in theory, practice and research.

Provides a comprehensive overview of developments in the theory and practice of psychodrama, integrating different psychodramatic schools of thought. This work looks at how psychodrama has contributed to the development of psychotherapy, introducing concepts that have had a profound influence on other therapies.

Gives an account of Adlerian therapy and counselling from its origins to the present day, and proposes an advanced version of the theory.

Analytical Psychology, written by a range of distinguished authors takes account of advances in other fields such as neuroscience, philosophy and cultural studies and examines their effects on Jungian analytic theory.

Offers insights into a spectrum of approaches within body psychotherapy, showing how it can be healing, reparative and rewarding.

Rational Emotive Behaviour Therapy: Theoretical Developments is a cutting edge examination of the theory behind this popular approach within the cognitive-behavioural tradition.