Fundamentals of Psychotherapy
Table of Contents
Introduction
- INTRODUCTION
- Factors that Lead to Successful Outcomes
- Factors that Lead to Unsuccessful Outcomes
- When Clients End Psychotherapy
Mental Health Professionals
- MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS
- Counselors
- Career Counsellors
- Life Coaches
- Psychotherapists
- Social Workers
- Psychologists
- Psychiatrists
- What is Psychotherapy
- Professional and Modality Diversity
- Summary
Effective Communication
- EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION
- Persuasion
- Self-Esteem
- Confidence
- Effective Feedback
- Conflict
- Summary
Emotions
- EMOTIONS
- Emotion-Focused Therapy
- Core Emotions
- Guilt
- Shame
- Toxic Positivity
- Revenge and Forgiveness
- Empathy
- Toxic Empathy
- Emotional Numbing
- Summary
Mindfulness
- MINDFULNESS
- Introduction
- Core Elements of Mindfulness
- The Benefits of Mindfulness
- Mindfulness Techniques
- Summary
Depth Therapy and Root Causes
- DEPTH THERAPY AND ROOT CAUSES
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Addressing Resistance in Psychotherapy
- Exploring Choices, Styles, and Sensitivities in Psychotherapy
- Addressing Cognitive Biases in Therapeutic Practice
- Summary
Self-Esteem
- SELF-ESTEEM AND CONFIDENCE
- Self-Esteem
- Building Self-Esteem in Psychotherapy
- Self-Confidence
- Building Self-Confidence in Psychotherapy
- Summary
Psychological Development and Life Transitions
- PSYCHOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT AND LIFE TRANSITIONS
- Navigating Life’s Stages
- Life Transitions
- Emotional Exhaustion, Burnout, and Life Transitions
- Summary
Relationship Challenges
- RELATIONSHIP CHALLENGES
- Dating and Anxiety
- Loneliness and the “Friendship Recession”
- Combatting Psychological Manipulation
- Family Financial Greed and Jealousy
- Summary
Intimacy and Attachment
- INTIMACY AND ATTACHMENT
- The Intimacy Gap and Working Around Childhood Trauma
- Attachment Styles and Vulnerability
- Navigating Shifts in Intimacy and Passion
- Summary
Grief and Loss
- GRIEF AND LOSS
- Mourning
- Letting Go and Moving Forward
- Navigating Breakups
- Summary
Stress and Anxiety Management
- STRESS AND ANXIETY MANAGEMENT
- The Harmful Effects of Stress
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
- Panic Attacks
- The Power of Mindfulness
- Summary
Toxic Workplaces
- TOXIC WORKPLACES
- Job Unhappiness Is at a Staggering All-Time High
- Trauma and the Toxic Workplace
- Toxic Workplaces
- Being Setup-to-Fail
- Workplace Grief Denial
- Workplace Trauma Denial
- Identifying a Toxic Workplace Culture
- The “Great Resignation”
- The Path Forward
- Psychotherapy Treatment
- Summary
Abuse and Trauma
- ABUSE AND TRAUMA
- Trauma
- Intergenerational Trauma
- Childhood Abuse
- Summary
COVID-19 Pandemic Psyche
- COVID-19 PANDEMIC PSYCHE
- The Impacts of COVID-19 on the Brain
- Pandemic Chronic Stress
- Pandemic Mass Trauma
- Pandemic Grief and Loss
- Pandemic Mental Health Fallout
- Pandemic Trends
- Post-Pandemic Research
- Summary
Climate Change, Global Tensions, and Mental Health
- CLIMATE CHANGE, GLOBAL TENSIONS, AND MENTAL HEALTH
- Eco-Anxiety and Climate Anxiety
- Air Pollution's Impact on Mental Health
- The Impact of Global Tensions
- Lean on Psychotherapy Foundations
- Important Ethical Reminders
- Summary
Final Thoughts
- FINAL THOUGHTS
References and Index
- REFERENCES
- INDEX
Fundamentals of Psychotherapy