Download or read book Essential Psychotherapies, Second Edition written by Alan S. Gurman and published by Guilford Press. This book was released on 2003-07-25 with total page 580 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Comprehensive and user-friendly, this widely adopted text presents systematic expositions of the 12 most important forms of psychotherapy being practiced today. Covering traditional treatments as well as influential models that have been developed relatively recently, the volume gives students and practitioners a solid grasp of foundational theories and methods. Eminent authorities describe their respective models in unusually coherent chapters to facilitate easy comparison of basic theoretical and practical concerns. Each chapter also includes a detailed case illustration that brings key concepts to life.