Counseling Psychology

Heavily influenced by Frantz Fanon and critically engaging the theories of decoloniality and liberatory psychoanalysis, Lara Sheehi and Stephen Sheehi platform the lives, perspectives, and insights of psychoanalytically inflected Palestinian psychologists, psychiatrists, and other mental health professionals, centering the stories that nonclinical Palestinians have entrusted to them over four years of community engagement with clinicians throughout historic Palestine.

Based on my professional assessment of the present state of theory and practice in psychotherapy as relates to the care and counseling of the post-retirement population in America, I have over the last few years concentrated much of my research and publishing in the field of geriatric psychotherapy. It is my conviction that the leading schools of psychotherapy, both classical and modern, have too quickly terminated their application and relevance to the growing number of post-retired individuals in need of pastoral care and counseling. The classical schools, it is understandable, were ...

The ultimate collection of emotional intelligence audiobooks. Everything you need to know about emotional intelligence in one bundle. Emotional intelligence is like a secret weapon. The better you understand what motivates you and what motivates other people, the stronger your relationships will be, the more persuasive you will be, and the more successful you will be in business.

Human brains and behavior are shaped by genetic predispositions and early experience. But we are not doomed by our genes or our past. Neuroscientific discoveries of the last decade have provided an optimistic and revolutionary view of adult brain function: People can change. This revelation offers hope to therapists and to couples seeking to improve their relationship. Loving With the Brain in Mind explores ways to help couples become proactive in revitalizing their relationship.

Spiritual Psychotherapy is a holistic approach to psychological healing and integration. It addresses our physical, emotional, mental and spiritual needs and those of our clients. Unlike most therapies, Spiritual Psychotherapy begins and ends with our connection to our Source or Essence. It is through our connection with this Source that we experience love and rediscover our original innocence. Our connection to love heals on all levels. It restores balance and well-being in the psyche.

Don’t settle for an unhappy life! Learn to recognize the symptoms of trauma. Rape, assault, combat, natural disaster, death of a loved one, or an accident or illness have lasting effects if unaddressed and unresolved. You can free yourself from the grip of these life events. There is hope! The Trauma Map reconnects you to your true self — the person you lost when traumatic experiences were left buried. Through five simple steps, Dr. Karol Darsa will show you how to make peace with your past and find the internal quietness that we all desire.

Challenges the notion that clients with PTSD must revisit, review, and process their memories to recover from trauma. Multiple therapeutic transcripts illuminate key points in trauma treatment, including stabilizing clients who dissociate, identifying and implementing hidden somatic resources, and utilizing good memories and somatic markers. With an authoritative yet personal voice, Rothschild's book is essential listening for anyone working with those who have experienced trauma.

Strengthening, calming, and stabilizing the mind is the essential first step in accomplishing nearly any goal. Growing up American with a Tibetan twist, Sakyong Mipham talks to Westerners as no one can: in idiomatic English with stories and wisdom from American culture and the great Buddhist teachers. Turning the Mind Into an Ally makes it possible for anyone to achieve peace and clarity in their lives.

Russell Brand explores the idea of mentoring and shares what he's learned from the guidance of his own helpers, heroes and mentors. Could happiness lie in helping others and being open to accepting help yourself? Mentors - the follow-up to the New York Times best seller Recovery - describes the benefits of seeking and offering help.

Summer after summer is the hottest on record. People’s homes are flooding, burning, blowing away. We live with the loss, pain, and grief of what’s happened, and anxiety for what might happen next, as the systems in which we live are increasingly strained. Lessons from the Climate Anxiety Counseling Booth addresses our collective concerns with empathy, grace, and practical strategies to help us all envision a viable future.

A deep yet simple guide to revolutionizing the romance-building communication every thriving marriage needs. Love Talk is like no other communication book you've ever listened to. The fruit of years of research by two foremost relationship experts (who also happen to be husband and wife), this book forges a new path to the heart of loving conversation. You'll begin by identifying your security need and determining your personal communication style.

¿Pero qué pasa si la idea de ir a terapia es en sí misma una fuente de ansiedad? ¿Y si te falta energía para salir de la cama, y mucho menos para hacer citas o ir a trotar "refrescantemente" al parque? Maxwell Jensen, sabe exactamente cómo te sientes. Y va a compartir sus herramientas favoritas para tratar la ansiedad, la depresión, el insomnio, los problemas de ira y muchos otros problemas de salud mental: un conjunto de métodos y técnicas conocidas como TCC o terapia cognitiva conductual.

Trauma, the nation's epidemic, and mainstream culture's hot topic. Our Broken Brains: The Human Condition highlights modern-day trauma therapy alongside real-life stories of the complexities of psychological trauma. Within a traumatic experience, the human brain becomes physiologically damaged, leaving one underdeveloped, bruised, hijacked, and deficient, creating a hostile mental pathology to future events. This book will guide you to heal from traumas' brokenness and expand your mission of constructing a healthy self and space for wellness.

This precious little book will help you in translating the simple, elegant principles of Logosynthesis into daily practice. It contains a series of concrete examples from daily practice, addressing a wide variety of clients' issues. Each chapter has been written immediately after a live session and was posted in the Logosynthesis Facebook group, to widen and deepen the skills and insights of professionals using Logosynthesis, as coaches, counselors, and psychotherapists.

Are you feeling stuck in a routine that no longer serves you? Do you crave a sense of renewal but don't know where to start? Are you looking for practical steps to transform your life? Welcome to a path of growth and transformation! Discover how simple, daily interventions can lead to profound change. Learn how to untangle the knots of your past and create new possibilities. Find practical exercises and journaling prompts to guide your journey to emotional well-being and personal success. You can download a Workbook with 42 exercise templates to develop your personal work. Embark on a ...

Dr. Bob Beare’s book is a framework and a guide to emotional freedom. It provides powerful insights on how to go beyond therapy and create a meaningful and purposeful life—a reminder that, with support, we can transcend the patterns that keep us stuck!

This classic guide has helped tens of thousands of therapists integrate play therapy and family therapy techniques in clinical practice.

Dr. Ann Graber's magnificent work presented here in the Second Edition on Viktor Frankl is a serious attempt to demonstrate the effectiveness and viability of the use of existential analysis (logotherapy) and meaning centered counseling. Dr. Graber has poignantly demonstrated that existential analysis can be both scientifically sound and theologically grounded. Unlike the other Viennese schools of depth psychology, Frankl centers his work in the spiritual vitality of the human soul wherein is located the origin and destiny of all emotional healing.

You are no doubt a busy individual with a lot of things going on! It can be challenging to find the time to study for the CPCE exam. However, the truth is that the CPCE test is a challenging exam. It is normal to have some anxiety about taking this test. Thorough preparation cannot be overlooked. That is why the author Lila Callahan, developed the CPCE Study Guide! This edition is a complete review edition! It reviews all essential concepts found on the exam from all categories of the exam. You can listen to it wherever life takes you! Its sections include:

Most loving relationships fail, not because of communication or empathy breakdown, but because we unknowingly burden our partner with the task of caring for disowned and unloved parts of ourselves, our 'internal family'. Building on the revolutionary Internal Family Systems model of therapy, Dr Richard Schwartz reveals how to reconnect and foster a healthy dialogue with your wise and compassionate 'Self' and your partner. You Are the One You've Been Waiting For will equip you with the essential tools needed to build trust and connection with the one you love.