Description
Therapy: The Basics is an introductory book to psychotherapy and its different theoretical approaches. It attempts to demystify and de-stigmatise therapy by answering some common questions posed by prospective clients.
lykou presents an accessible overview of psychotherapy and counselling, mapping a variety of the most popular approaches from psychoanalysis and cognitive behavious therapy to embodied and creative therapies, whilst giving an overview of the roots of psychotherapy in traditional and indigenous healing methods. The book also acknowledges criticisms of current approaches, with their neo-liberal heteronormative Eurocentric perspective, and considers where therapy stands in today’s globalised world. The book's structure allows different umbrella theories and their developments to be explored separately but also in relation to one another.
This book is essential reading for trainees, a useful reference for qualified therapists who want to deepen their knowledge, a supporting resource for prospective psychotherapy clients, and a companion for readers who simply want to expand their horizons.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Non-Western models of psychotherapy: understanding emotional well-being in indigenous traditional healing ways
Chapter 2: Psychoanalysis and the psychodynamic umbrella: a family with many children
Chapter 3: Cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT): the ‘marriage’ of behaviour and cognition
Chapter 4: Humanistic psychotherapy: the third force?
Chapter 5: Beyond schoolism and towards bridges - post ‘70s approaches in psychotherapy
Chapter 6: Embodied and creative approaches: bringing the mind-body continuum and creativity back to our attention
