Jessica Kingsley Publishers was founded in 1987 in London by Jessica Kingsley and is committed to publishing books that make a difference. In 2004 we opened our US office in Philadelphia and in 2017 we became part of the John Murray Press division of Hachette Group.
We publish books for professionals and general readers in a range of subjects. We are well known for our long established lists on the autism spectrum, social work, and arts therapies. More recently we have published extensively in the fields of mental health, counselling, palliative care, practical theology and gender diversity. We have a range of graphic novels across these subject areas, and books for children, on issues including bereavement, depression and anger.
Finding the Medicine in Stories of Suffering, Transformation, and Peace
Theatre of Witness is a model of performance that gives voice to those who have been marginalized, forgotten or unheard in society, creating a safe forum for audiences to bear witness to real-life accounts of suffering and transformation. This book chronicles the author's 26 years of creating and producing theatre with people whose stories have ......
This book guides yoga teachers and trainees in how to theme yoga classes with greater depth and creativity so they may provide a learning experience that transcends into life beyond the yoga mat. Connecting philosophy, mythology, poses, and nature in a simple and readable fashion, this book allows teachers to design more profound and inspired ......
Providing new approaches for exploring gender identity and expression, this book is idealfor clinical practice with transgender and gender nonconforming/diverse clients.Importantly, it moves beyond the medical model to advance an understanding oftransgender subjectivity as a natural variation of gender in humans.The book deepens understanding of ......
Developmental Psychotherapy from an Existential-Dialectical Viewpoint
In this text, the author takes an existential-dialectical approach to developmental psychology, developing a personality model and showing how it can be applied in practice through psychodrama, videofeedback and creative playtherapy. In the first section, she defines her approach in philosophical and clinical terms. In the second, she explains how ......
This comprehensive introduction to Focusing-Oriented Psychotherapy lays out the background and fundamentals of the approach covering theory and practice. Gendlin, after many articles on Focusing-oriented psychotherapy, finally published the text Focusing-Oriented Psychotherapy in 1996, making these ideas more widely available to the world. With ......
Inspired by the often uncomfortable interplay between autistic individuals, parents and professionals in understanding autistic spectrum conditions, Olga Bogdashina uses the concept of Theory of Mind (TOM) to consider these groups' different (and often conflicting) perspectives.TOM is the ability to imagine and make judgements about what others ......
Sleep is a subject which demands theological attention because of the central place it occupies in contemporary reflection on what it is to be human. In this groundbreaking book, Andrew Bishop explores sleep by creatively drawing on resources of the Christian tradition.
Sleep is not a neutral force in our lives; it ......
A Playful Therapeutic Approach for Promoting Emotional Well-Being in Children
'Thera-Build' is a LEGO®-based therapeutic approach for improving children's emotional wellbeing. Participation in Thera-Build groups can help to boost self-esteem, address common issues such as anxiety and anger, support social development and build positive attachments.
A vivid exploration of working with autistic children using empowering techniques from a range of creative therapies. Each chapter in this heartening book is the story of a child with autism and how therapy was pivotal in confronting his or her individual dilemma.
Covering many of the behaviours characteristic to ......
