Burns Tom (Professor Of Social Psychiatry University Of Oxford)
Burns Tom (Professor Of Social Psychiatry University Of Oxford) - Psychotherapy: A Very Short Introduction - Paperback
Burns Tom (Professor Of Social Psychiatry University Of Oxford) - Psychotherapy: A Very Short Introduction - Paperback
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Description: Psychotherapy and counselling are now widely available to help people overcome emotional and psychological difficulties in their lives. They involve spending time with a professional in an emotionally safe and structured relationship to explore and express the issues that cause distress and difficulty whether long term self - doubts relationship problems or the impact of a trauma or crisis. As a society we now take this focus on talking through and understanding our identity and relationships for granted but it is hardly more than a century old. In this Very Short Introduction Tom Burns and Eva Burns - Lundgren trace the development of psychotherapy from its origins in Freud's psychoanalysis to the range of different approaches - counselling cognitive behaviour therapy and other time - limited therapies mindfulness group and family therapies and many more. Describing the processes central to them all and highlighting their differences they demonstrate what problems each therapy are best suited for. They explain the principles behind the most commonly available types of psychotherapies and provide examples of what patients can expect when they seek such help. They conclude by examining the practice of psychotherapy - the types of training psychotherapists have the safeguards that exist to keep practice reliable and how one goes about choosing a psychotherapist. About THE Series: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket - sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts analysis perspective new ideas and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.
Title: Psychotherapy: A Very Short Introduction
Author(s): Burns Tom (Professor Of Social Psychiatry University Of Oxford), Eva (Ukcp/Acat Psychotherapist) Burns-Lundgren
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Barcode: 9780199689361
Pages: 160 Pages, 8 Black And White Illustrations
Publication Date: 3/1/2015
Series: Very Short Introductions
Category: Psychotherapy
Description: Psychotherapy and counselling are now widely available to help people overcome emotional and psychological difficulties in their lives. They involve spending time with a professional in an emotionally safe and structured relationship to explore and express the issues that cause distress and difficulty whether long term self - doubts relationship problems or the impact of a trauma or crisis. As a society we now take this focus on talking through and understanding our identity and relationships for granted but it is hardly more than a century old. In this Very Short Introduction Tom Burns and Eva Burns - Lundgren trace the development of psychotherapy from its origins in Freud's psychoanalysis to the range of different approaches - counselling cognitive behaviour therapy and other time - limited therapies mindfulness group and family therapies and many more. Describing the processes central to them all and highlighting their differences they demonstrate what problems each therapy are best suited for. They explain the principles behind the most commonly available types of psychotherapies and provide examples of what patients can expect when they seek such help. They conclude by examining the practice of psychotherapy - the types of training psychotherapists have the safeguards that exist to keep practice reliable and how one goes about choosing a psychotherapist. About THE Series: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket - sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts analysis perspective new ideas and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.
Title: Psychotherapy: A Very Short Introduction
Author(s): Burns Tom (Professor Of Social Psychiatry University Of Oxford), Eva (Ukcp/Acat Psychotherapist) Burns-Lundgren
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Barcode: 9780199689361
Pages: 160 Pages, 8 Black And White Illustrations
Publication Date: 3/1/2015
Series: Very Short Introductions
Category: Psychotherapy
