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Talk Therapy books

Below are the best books we could find on Talk Therapy.

Talk therapy, also known as psychotherapy, is the process of meeting with a counselor or therapist in order to discuss personal situations and work to overcome difficulties. The basic idea is that talking about our problems can help us to overcome them, and that sometimes it is not enough to discuss things with a family member or a trusted friend. In these cases, talking to a neutral third party who has training in dealing with various forms of emotional distress can often be very helpful in discerning what the problem is and how to confront it. Therapists provide a safe, nonjudgmental space in which to discuss sensitive subjects such as trauma, relationship issues, feelings of grief or loss, or the experience of anxiety or depression. Once we have talked about whatever stressors or issues are affecting our life, a therapist can help us determine strategies for coping with our distress and finding ways to mitigate it. There are countless modalities of therapy available, tailored to whatever concerns one might specifically want to address.

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Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy: Developments in Theory, Technique and Training

This book presents new viewpoints on the application of psychoanalytic principles to psychotherapy. Important changes have taken place as a result of the growing acceptance of psychoanalysis by the medical community.

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Metaframeworks: Transcending the Models of Family Therapy

This breakthrough book takes you beyond the theoretical boundaries that currently constrain family therapy and leads instead to an innovative approach.

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Divine Dynamite: Entering Awakening's Heartland

Divine Dynamite is a gathering of dynamic, strikingly original essays that explore and illuminate the promises, perils, and terrain of the awakening process.

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Psychoanalysis and Hypnosis

Specialists in hypnosis review the history of the uneasy relationship between hypnosis and psychoanalysis, apply modern theories from ego-psychology and hypnosis research, and provide examples of applications in therapy.

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Overcoming the Destructive Inner Voice: True Stories of Therapy and Transformation

Many people grapple with destructive thought processes or a "critical inner voice" that directs their behavior and, to varying degrees, limits their lives. Using deeply personal and very human stories based on his own clinical practice, noted psychologist Robert W.

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Spiritual Bypassing: When Spirituality Disconnects Us from What Really Matters

Spiritual bypassing—the use of spiritual beliefs to avoid dealing with painful feelings, unresolved wounds, and developmental needs—is so pervasive that it goes largely unnoticed.

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Healing Through the Dark Emotions: The Wisdom of Grief, Fear, and Despair

We are all touched at some point by the dark emotions of grief, fear, or despair. In an age of global threat, these emotions have become widespread and overwhelming.

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The Gaming Mind: A New Psychology of Videogames and the Power of Play

In his therapy office, clinical psychologist Alexander Kriss looks at videogames as a window into the mind.

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Psychotherapy Without the Self: A Buddhist Perspective

Immersed in Buddhist psychology prior to studying Western psychiatry, Dr. Mark Epstein first viewed Western therapeutic approaches through the lens of the East. This posed something of a challenge.

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The Fantasy Bond: Structure of Psychological Defenses

This book offers a hypothesis centering around the concept of the “Fantasy Bond,” an illusion of connection formed with the mother and later with significant others in the individual’s environment.

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