This book aims to help would-be parents and their supporters better understand how pregnancy loss happens, why it is so uniquely traumatic, how experiences of grief and coping can vary, and how sufferers can move forward after these devastating events. Anyone who has faced the trauma of pregnancy loss-be it a miscarriage, stillbirth, or other ......
A practical, hands-on guide to understanding and resolving common ethical issues that arise in mental health practice. This book, intended for a broad audience of professionals, is a practical, handy guide to ethical decision-making in one's daily work. Each chapter outlines key ethical issues that arise in mental health practice, cites relevant ......
What Works and When in Psychotherapy and Everyday Life
This book of theory and practice offers an unprecedented exploration of the nature of emotion and the process by which it changes. Written for mental health providers and psychotherapy researchers, this innovative and unique volume offers an extraordinary synthesis of psychotherapy research, neuroscience, and practical observations to propose a ......
Sexuality is intricately woven into every facet of a person’s life, often presenting unique challenges and amplifying other psychological issues. Despite its significance, many therapists shy away from addressing sexual topics in sessions, opting instead to refer patients to specialized sex therapists.
This third edition offers an updated primer to the theory, history, research, and practice of existential-humanistic (EH) therapy, which merges existential philosophy with humanistic psychotherapy. EH therapy blends the European heritage of self-inquiry, struggle, and responsibility with the American tradition of spontaneity, optimism, and ......
Empower self-determination through inclusion, equity, and community collaboration with this invaluable resource on shared decision making. This book is a comprehensive guide to shared decision making (SDM), which is both a treatment philosophy and a well-developed clinical approach that clarifies responsibilities and tasks between patients with ......
Pathways to Becoming a Bilingual Mental Health Professional
This book is your roadmap to a career as a bilingual mental health provider, with guidance on training programs, conducting research, and building your practice.
Connecting Early Buddhism to Mindfulness and Western Psychotherapy
A rich resource enabling therapists to bring Buddhist philosophy to modern psychotherapy. Mindfulness-based interventions have become popular mental health treatments in recent years, but these interventions are typically applied by practitioners who lack knowledge of the interventions' Buddhist origins. The historical, religious, and ......
