How Seeking a Diagnosis in Adulthood Can Change Your Life
As awareness and understanding of Asperger Syndrome and Autism Spectrum Disorder increases, more adults are identifying themselves as being on the spectrum and seeking formal diagnosis. This book discusses the process, the pros and cons, and the after-effects of receiving an autism diagnosis in adulthood. Outlining the likely stages of the ......
A Tired Caregiver's Workbook for Every Age and Stage
Sleep is one of the most essential parts of children's health--and getting adequate sleep is often one of the most difficult challenges parents and caregivers face. In this book, clinicians Andrea C. Roth, Allison Shale, and Shelby F. Harris use their experiences as developmental sleep specialists and parents to create a hands-on, user-friendly ......
How to Teach Your Neurodiverse Child Daily Life Skills
For parents of neurodiverse children, milestones that many families take for granted--like graduating from high school or college, getting a job, and, eventually, leaving the nest--may be fraught with uncertainty. How can kids who need loads of support to get through the day ever learn to take care of themselves? This motivating, practical book ......
A Therapeutic Doodling Workbook for Children Who Feel Sad or Low
Drawing on evidence-based therapeutic approaches, this doodling workbook helps children aged 8+ explore and understand their feelings of sadness and work towards building more happiness in their lives. Children can complete the tasks by themselves or with guidance from the adults supporting them.
Exploring ACT, CFT, EMDR, mindfulness and yogic practices, this much-needed professional guide increases knowledge of embodied and trauma-informed approaches to understanding and treating body dysmorphic disorder. It includes contributions from professionals and people with lived experience and features exercises for use in therapy.
Deliberate practice exercises provide opportunities to develop a more multicultural, intersectional approach to psychotherapy and hone their own personal therapeutic style. These exercises present role-playing scenarios in which two trainees actas a client and a clinician, switching back and forth under the guidance of a supervisor.
Timely and authoritative, this unique volume focuses on neurocognitive aspects of depression and their implications for assessment, evaluation, clinical management, and research. Experts in the field explore the impact of depression on executive function, learning and memory, working memory, and other critical capacities, and present cutting-edge ......
Filling a crucial gap in the clinical literature, this book provides a contemporary view of pathological narcissism and presents an innovative treatment approach.
Does my life have any deeper meaning? Does God really care about me? How can I find and follow my moral compass? What do I do when my faith is shaken to the core? Spiritual trials, doubts, or conflicts are often intertwined with mental health concerns, yet many psychotherapists feel ill equipped to discuss questions of faith. From pioneers in the ......
