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In When Time Is at a Premium Windy Dryden, one of the key experts in the field of Rational Emotive Behaviour Therapy (REBT), shows how it is possible to work very briefly with people in both a therapy and coaching context. In these times of increasing need and limited resources, Professor Dryden considers that therapists and coaches need to be flexible and be able to offer a range of services to a varied clientele. As the title indicates, sometimes, for a variety of reasons, time is at a premium and therapists and coaches are called upon to work very briefly with people. If they wish to ...

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 ...

This book gives a concise theoretical exposition on the role that attitudes play in Rational Emotive Behaviour Therapy (REBT). Professor Windy Dryden – one of the most distinguished experts in this field – discusses the component structure and characteristic features of what were formerly known as irrational beliefs and rational beliefs in Rational Emotive Behaviour Therapy (REBT) but which he now calls rigid and extreme attitudes and flexible and non-extreme attitudes respectively. The REBT model holds that rigid and extreme attitudes are at the core of emotional problems and flexible ...

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.

In this book, Windy Dryden focuses on the very brief therapy demonstrations that he does for Matt Walters’ Rational Emotive Behaviour Therapy (REBT) Facebook Group. After a brief exposition of the theory and practice of REBT that is particularly relevant to these demonstrations, the transcripts of 13 of these sessions with volunteers are presented with commentary.

In this book, Professor Dryden outlines seven core principles that form the basis of good mental health. Beginning with the importance of taking personal responsibility, he then discusses four attitudes that will keep you mentally healthy in the face of life’s adversities. Since an important part of good mental health is the capacity to experience ‘healthy negative emotions’ about life’s adversities, Professor Dryden takes care to clarify this principle. Finally, Professor Dryden presents a realistic outlook on personal change and lists a number of steps you can follow to achieve ...

Windy Dryden Collected! brings together three of Windy Dryden's favourite books that reflect his views about Rational Emotive Behaviour Therapy (REBT), in particular, and about counselling and psychotherapy, in general. The chapters show the scope of Professor Dryden's work and feature his personal and humorous style. As part of Windy Dryden Collected!, a postscript has been added that reviews Professor Dryden's personal contributions to REBT over a 40 year period. About the author Windy Dryden is Emeritus Professor of Psychotherapeutic Studies at Goldsmiths University of London and is in ...

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...

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 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...

In this book, Professor Dryden outlines seven core principles of Rational Emotive Behaviour Therapy. Arguing that effective REBT is based on the development and maintenance of a good working alliance, Professor Dryden states that the REB therapist first needs to encourage the client to assume emotional responsibility and see that their problems are underpinned by a set of rigid and extreme attitudes which need to be changed Professor Dryden emphasizes that effective REBT is also based on an accurate adversity-based assessment of the client’s problems and on goal-setting that acknowledges ...

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 ...

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 focuses on the seven principles that underpin the live therapy demonstrations that he does in front of live and online audiences. Beginning with the multi-purposive nature of doing these sessions, Professor Dryden discusses the context of these sessions and the three frameworks that guide his therapeutic work while conducting them. He then takes a process view of his work, arguing that it is important to begin well and co-create a focus that will facilitate understanding of the volunteer's nominated problem. Such understanding guides the search for a solution that...

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 ...

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.

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 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...

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’ ...

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 ...