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BEST Books on learning psychotherapy: For clinicians

Therapist listening to crying patient on the sofa at therapy session


These are all books that I have read and can personally recommend as being excellent


Becoming a Therapist: What Do I Say, and Why?

Becoming a Therapist: What Do I Say, and Why?

by Suzanne Bender and Edward Messier


Cognitive-Behavior Therapy (CBT)

High-yield Cognitive-behavior Therapy for Brief Sessions: An Illustrated Guide

High-yield Cognitive-behavior Therapy for Brief Sessions: An Illustrated Guide

by Jesse H. Wright MD PhD, Donna M. Sudak MD, Douglas Turkington MD, and Michael E. Thase MD


Cognitive Behavior Therapy: Basics and Beyond

Cognitive Behavior Therapy: Basics and Beyond, 3rd Edition

by Judith Beck PhD and Aaron T. Beck MD

Read on Kindle here.


Learning Cognitive-behavior Therapy: An Illustrated Guide (Core Competencies in Psychotherapy)

Learning Cognitive-behavior Therapy: An Illustrated Guide

by Jesse H. Wright MD PhD, Gregory K. Brown PhD, Michael E. Thase MD and Monica Ramirez Basco PhD


Psychodynamic Psychotherapy

Psychodynamic Psychotherapy

Psychodynamic Psychotherapy

by Jon Frederickson

Read on Kindle here.


By Michael Franz Basch - Doing Psychotherapy: 1st (first) Edition

Doing Psychotherapy

by Michael Franz Basch MD

Read on Kindle here.


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