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This book breaks new ground by relating mindfulness to all of the other therapeutic approaches, across all the common presenting problems in counselling & psychotherapy.
Mindfulness is increasingly recognised as an effective therapeutic treatment with positive research outcomes evaluating its success. Meg Barker responds to our growing consciousness of mindfulness approaches, considering how its principles can inform everyday therapeutic work.
The book:
- covers ways in which mindfulness approaches complement each therapeutic approach, as well as any potential conflicts and tensions that might arise
- spells out how a mindfulness approach would understand - and work with - common presenting issues, including depression, anxiety and addiction
- brings together work on mindfulness from across psychotherapy, science, and philosophy
- suggests possible future directions in mindfulness, particularly those which emphasise the social component of suffering.
This engaging and accessible book will appeal to all counselling and psychotherapy students, as well as any therapist looking to complement their own approach with mindfulness theory and practice.
Meg Barker is a senior lecturer in psychology at the Open University.
List of contents
Introduction
PART ONE: MINDFUL THERAPIES
Mindful Theory and Practice
Mindful Therapy: The Client, the Counsellor, the Relationship
Integrating Mindful Therapy with other Approaches
Researching Mindful Therapies
PART TWO: PRACTISING MINDFULLY ACROSS ISSUES
Depression
Stress and Anxiety
Addiction
¿Psychotic¿ Experience
The Body: Pain, Sleep, Eating, Sex
Relationships
Concluding Thoughts
About the author
Meg-John Barker is the author of a number of popular books on sex, gender, and relationships, including Queer: A Graphic History, Gender: A Graphic Guide, How To Understand Your Gender, Life Isn’t Binary, Enjoy Sex (How, When, and IF You Want To), Rewriting the Rules, The Psychology of Sex, and The Secrets of Enduring Love. They have also written a number of books for scholars and counsellors on these topics, drawing on their own research and therapeutic practice. Websites: rewriting-the-rules.com, megjohnandjustin.com. Twitter: @megjohnbarker, Instagram: @meg_john_barker.
Summary
Responding to the growing popularity of Mindfulness, this is the first cross-modality textbook on using mindfulness approaches in counselling & psychotherapy.
