Counseling and psychotherapy theories in context and practice : skills, strategies, and techniques /
John Sommers-Flanagan, Bryan Cochran, Rita Sommers-Flanagan.
- Fourth edition.
- xiv, 428 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm.
Includes index. Previous edition: 2018.
1. Psychotherapy and Counseling: An Introduction -- 2. Viewing Counseling and Psychotherapy Theories Through Contemporary Lenses -- 3. Psychoanalytic Approaches -- 4. Individual Psychology and Adlerian Therapy -- 5. Existential Theory and Therapy -- 6. Person- Centered Theory and Therapy -- 7. Gestalt Theory and Therapy -- 8. Behavioral Theory and Therapy -- 9. Cognitive Behavioral Theory and Therapy -- 10. Feminist Theory and Therapy -- 11. Constructive Theory and Therapy -- 12. Family Systems Theory and Therapy -- 13. Riding the Third Wave: Integrating Mindfulness- Based Interventions into Behavioral Therapy -- 14. Psychotherapy and Counseling Integration -- References -- Name Index -- Subject Index.
"Theories and lenses are tools we use to make sense of our complicated world. We're not saying that the world is more complicated in 2026 than it was 23 years ago, when the first version of this text was published, but the proliferation of information in the modern digital age means that there's more to sift through than our brains can handle. We hope this text provides you with intellectual structure, insights, practical tools, and fun companionship on your road to understanding and engaging in counseling and psychotherapy. While walking across the University of Montana campus the other day (which is beautiful on any day, but especially during the fall here in Montana), we noticed an annual tradition on campus had recurred-a fresh, large, orange pumpkin was placed on the top of a spire on University Hall, over 100 feet above the ground, just in time for Halloween. The impossibly steep roof of the clock tower, and the brazenness of putting a fresh gourd up there each year (for decades!) leads to speculation-let's call them theories-about how a pumpkin could possibly make it on top of the spire"-- Provided by publisher.