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Psychology Essentials Series

Kevin William Grant

Fundamentals of Psychotherapy

Table of Contents

Preface
  • PREFACE
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