ABSTRACT

Single-Session Therapy: Distinctive Features provides a general introduction to the field of Single-Session Therapy (SST). Written by eminent clinician and author Windy Dryden, this book challenges mainstream therapeutic assumptions, predicated on the certainty that clients will have more than one therapy session. This book follows the popular Distinctive Features format and is divided into two sections, describing 15 theoretical features and 15 practical techniques of SST.

Single-Session Therapy will be of interest to those across the psychotherapy and counselling professions and will provide extensive guidance for students and practitioners alike.

part 1|1 pages

Theory

chapter 1|4 pages

What’s in a name

chapter 2|4 pages

Misconceptions about SST

chapter 5|5 pages

The SST mindset

chapter 6|4 pages

The importance of expectations in SST

chapter 9|5 pages

What can be achieved from SST

chapter 10|7 pages

The ‘client criteria’ question

chapter 11|5 pages

What makes good SST therapists

chapter 12|3 pages

For better or for worse: Context matters

chapter 13|6 pages

The importance of the working alliance

part 2|1 pages

Practice

chapter 16|5 pages

Overview: The process of SST

chapter 17|4 pages

Making a decision about SST

chapter 18|5 pages

Preparing for the session

chapter 19|4 pages

Contracting

chapter 20|6 pages

Getting started

chapter 21|5 pages

Working with problems and goals

chapter 22|4 pages

Creating and maintaining a session focus

chapter 23|7 pages

Doing the work

chapter 24|5 pages

Utilising client variables

chapter 25|5 pages

Making an impact

chapter 26|4 pages

Negotiating a solution

chapter 27|5 pages

Practising the solution in the session

chapter 28|4 pages

Bringing the session to a suitable end

chapter 30|4 pages

Following-through and following-up