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In this book, Windy Dryden outlines the fundamentals of single-session therapy (SST) and the dynamics of procrastination. He presents and discusses transcripts of single sessions he conducted with volunteers from Onlinevents who were seeking help with problems with procrastination. Each volunteer presents a reflection on their session several months later and in the final chapter, Windy Dryden brings together the themes that emerge from volunteers' reflections. The book shows how people experience single-session therapy and what they can achieve from it. About the author: Windy Dryden is an...

One of Windy Dryden’s abiding interests in the field of counselling and psychotherapy is to encourage people to take responsibility for developing their mental health. To this end he has written a good number of self-help books, the latest of which is ‘Seven Principles of Good Mental Health’ published by Rationality Publications in 2021. ‘Thought for the Day: A Flexible Approach to Mental Health’ is different from the above books in that it contains 366 thoughts to help you improve your mental health in easily digestible form one day at a time. One way of using this book is as ...

In this book, Windy Dryden presents and discusses transcripts of single sessions he conducted with volunteers from Onlinevents who were seeking help to deal with a variety of problems related to regret. Each volunteer presents a reflection on their session several months later and in the final chapter, Windy Dryden brings together the themes that emerge from volunteers' reflections. The book shows how people experience single-session therapy (SST) and what they can achieve from it. About the author Windy Dryden is Emeritus Professor of Psychotherapeutic Studies at Goldsmiths University of ...

In this book, Windy Dryden discusses the single-session therapy demonstrations that he does for Onlinevents. After giving an overview of Single-Session Therapy and outlining how he applies this to his Onlinevents work, Windy Dryden presents and comments on the transcripts of ten of the sessions that he has done with volunteers from the Onlinevents audience.

The Second Edition of The REBT Pocket Companion for Clients provides a handy guide for clients who are working with REBT therapists. It is designed to offer pithy reminders of what clients need to do to get the most from REBT. The index will facilitate quick access to relevant points throughout the REBT therapeutic process. The book may also be helpful to people using REBT as a form of therapeutic self-help.

The Little Book of Therapeutic Rationality provides 300 quotations to help people improve their mental health in small 'bite-sized' chunks. The book is divided into four parts. The first part focuses on what Rational Emotive Behaviour Therapy (REBT) has to contribute to mental well-being. The second part provides brief reflections on common emotional problems and how they can be addressed. The third part focuses on the therapeutic change process and provides encouragement to people who have embarked on this process to stay the course. The final part of the book covers a variety of general ...

In this book, Windy Dryden presents and discusses transcripts of single sessions he conducted with volunteers from Onlinevents who were seeking help to deal with a variety of problems related to Christmas. Each volunteer presents a reflection on their session several months later and in the final chapter, Windy Dryden brings together the themes that emerge from volunteers’ reflections. The book shows how people experience single-session therapy (SST) and what they can achieve from it. About the author Windy Dryden is Emeritus Professor of Psychotherapeutic Studies at Goldsmiths University...

WWW is a collection of Windy Dryden’s ‘wise words’ and encapsulations of Rational Emotive Behaviour Therapy (REBT) drawn from previous publications. It also contains, for the first time, a number of ‘little gems’ said by Windy Dryden during therapy demonstrations with volunteers, designed to help them deal with their nominated issues in ways that might be considered memorable. In addition to being comprehensive, this book is more logically organised than my previous publications in this genre and is divided into thirty-one parts. Windy Dryden is an Emeritus Professor of ...

In this book, Windy Dryden explains why he now refers to the single-session therapy work that he does as ONEplus therapy. Two consistent themes that run through the book are that help is best provided at point of client need and that while therapist and client agree to work together to provide the help the client wants in one session (the ONE in ONEplus therapy), further help is available on request (the plus in ONEplus therapy). In the first part of the book, Windy details what a therapist needs to do to become a ONEplus (SST) therapist. In discussing the knowledge that a trainee needs, he...

In this book, Windy Dryden charts his development as a single-session therapist by presenting his key articles and chapters on single-session therapy (SST). Beginning with an up-to-date overview of SST, Windy Dryden then presents and comments on his very early work doing REBT-based single sessions that were not informed by the single-session therapy mindset and, presents, for comparative purposes, a session that was informed by this mindset. Developing this theme, Windy Dryden presents a comprehensive outline of the SST mindset and includes an updated chapter exploring the relationship ...

This book is designed to be used by counsellors and therapists who are new to single-session therapy and who, having had some training in SST, wish to offer this mode of therapy delivery to their clients who are seeking help with specific problems. In this book, I outline 23 steps that are divided into four parts: (1) the pre-conversation phase, (2) the beginning phase, (3) the middle phase and (4) the ending phase and beyond. While I have presented these steps logically, I do not suggest therapists use them in this order. The best way to use these steps is to view them like a handy person ...

Like the first edition, the second edition of this book is designed to be used by trainee REBT therapists who, as part of their training, are called upon to use REBT in peer counselling with their fellow trainees. In peer counselling, the client is called upon to discuss a real-life concern and be helped with this by their peer therapist. This book provides a step-by-step guide to the practice of Rational Emotive Behaviour Therapy in peer counselling. It can also be used as a basic introduction to the clinical practice of REBT. The book has been updated to reflect changes in the language ...

Like the first edition, the second edition of this book is designed to be used by coaches wishing to help coachees deal with specific emotional problems when these problems interfere with coachees pursuing their coaching objectives. This book provides guidance to coaches concerning when to use Rational Emotive Behaviour Therapy in coaching and the steps to follow when they do so. The book has been updated to reflect changes in the language and practice of REBT. Windy Dryden is a Fellow of the Albert Ellis Institute and one of its core trainers. He has trained REBT therapists for almost half...

In this book, Windy Dryden discusses how brief therapy can be practised informed by the single-session therapy mindset. The book is divided into three parts. In Part 1, Windy presents a personal overview of brief therapy and outlines key elements of the single-session therapy mindset that inform this approach to brief therapy. In Part 2, Windy Dryden discusses his work with Nicole, whom he saw for brief therapy for three sessions. The transcripts of the sessions Windy had with Nicole are included, together with his commentary. Nicole provided a reflection based on a structured questionnaire...

In this book, Windy Dryden discusses the integral components of single-session therapy. Each point is presented succinctly so that the main issue stands out. The book is divided into four parts: The Nature and Foundations of Single-Session Therapy The Single-Session Therapy Mindset and Its Implications for Practice The Practice of Single-Session Therapy Other IssuesThis book is designed to be an essential companion to Windy Dryden’s one-day and two-day workshops, which follow the same format.

In this book, Windy Dryden outlines the fundamentals of ONEplus Therapy and shows how it can be used to help people seeking assistance with common emotional problems (such as anxiety, depression, guilt, shame, hurt and the unhelpful forms of regret, anger, envy and jealousy) He presents and discusses transcripts of single sessions he conducted with volunteers from Onlinevents who were seeking help with these problems. Each volunteer presents a reflection on their session several months later, and in the final chapter, Windy Dryden brings together the themes that emerge from volunteers’ ...

Like the first edition, the second edition of this book is designed to be used by clients working with an REBT therapist on specific emotional problems. It outlines a basic step-by-step guide to using Rational Emotive Behaviour Therapy and is best seen as an aid to self-therapy. The book has been updated to reflect changes in the language and practice of REBT. Windy Dryden is a Fellow of the Albert Ellis Institute and one of its core trainers. He has trained REBT therapists for almost half a century and continues to look for ways to make the practice of REBT more effective and efficient. He...

In this book, Windy Dryden presents how he works with anxiety in Single-Session Therapy (SST). In doing so, he provides a transcript of an actual session he did with ‘Elizabeth’, who wanted help with health anxiety. Windy provides an in-depth analysis of the session as it unfolded, demonstrating how his approach is tailored to what the client wants to take away from the session and does not follow a manualised approach to health anxiety. In addition, ‘Elizabeth’s’ follow-up questionnaire is presented, which was completed three months after her session with Windy. Finally, Windy ...