ABSTRACT
In Single-Session Therapy: Responses to Frequently Asked Questions, Windy Dryden takes the questions raised by participants from his workshops and training events on SST and provides answers in a fresh and accessible format.
The book focuses on 50 FAQs and is divided into five parts:
• Part 1: The Nature of Single-Session Therapy
• Part 2: The Foundations of Single-Session Therapy Practice
• Part 3: The Practice of SST
• Part 4: Critical Questions about SST
• Part 5: Miscellaneous Questions
Aimed at counsellors and psychotherapists of all orientations in training and practice, Single-Session Therapy: Responses to Frequently Asked Questions is a concise and readable source of therapeutic knowledge.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
chapter |2 pages
Introduction
part 1|18 pages
The nature of single-session therapy
chapter 1|2 pages
What is single-session therapy?
chapter 4|3 pages
Is single-session therapy psychotherapy? Is it counselling?
chapter 5|3 pages
Is single-session therapy an approach to therapy?
chapter 6|3 pages
What is meant by single-session thinking?
part 2|32 pages
The foundations of single-session therapy practice
chapter 10|2 pages
How is a client's suitability for SST assessed?
chapter 12|2 pages
Why would a client seek single-session therapy?
chapter 14|3 pages
Which client problems are suitable and which are unsuitable for SST?
part 3|65 pages
The practice of SST
chapter 17|3 pages
Is single-session therapy for all clients?
chapter 19|3 pages
Can clients get what they need from SST?
chapter 22|3 pages
Can a client be helped to prepare for the Session in SST?
chapter 23|5 pages
What is the best way to start a session in SST?
chapter 24|3 pages
Are sessions in SST longer than sessions in ongoing therapy?
chapter 25|2 pages
How does a therapist manage risk in SST?
chapter 28|3 pages
What do therapists most struggle with when practising SST?
chapter 29|3 pages
Can all therapists practise SST?
chapter 30|2 pages
Is SST easier to practise than longer-term therapy?
chapter 31|3 pages
Is there a protocol to be followed while practising SST?
chapter 33|3 pages
How can a therapist best bring a single session to an end?
chapter 35|3 pages
In which formats and with which client groups can SST be used?
chapter 36|4 pages
Can clients be harmed in SST?
part 4|31 pages
Critical questions about SST
chapter 38|3 pages
Doesn't SST involve a therapist cramming several sessions into one?
chapter 39|4 pages
Isn't SST crisis intervention?
chapter 42|3 pages
Isn't SST just a sticking-plaster solution or a quick fix?
chapter 43|2 pages
Does SST restrict clients' access to therapy?
part 5|22 pages
Miscellaneous Questions
