Brief Psychological Interventions in Practice

About the Author vii

Introduction 1

1 GP or therapist – or both? 9

2 Problem- or solution-based? 19

3 How do we ‘think’? 31

4 Building rapport 41

5 Goal setting 49

6 Identity or behaviour? 63

7 Cognitive distortions 71

8 Seeding ideas 81

9 Reframing 91

10 Patterns: how? rather than why? 99

11 What if ? 105

12 Anchors and anchoring 117

13 Helping clients deal with anger 125

14 Helping build self-esteem 141

15 Helping with relationship problems 157

16 Resolving trauma and guilt 167

17 Helping with grief 177

18 Psychosomatic problems 185

19 Conclusion 199

Appendix I

Client handout 201

Appendix II

Clinical outcome routine evaluation 205

Appendix III

Creative approaches 209

Appendix IV

Anxiety and depression 215

Appendix V

How to apply these ideas in practice – some case studies 217

Appendix VI

Phrases that need challenge or qualification to help your client begin to gain a different perspective 243

Worksheets

Evaluation of Stressors—Exploring thoughts and feelings—Exploring and challenging thoughts 245

References 249

Index 255