This unique guide brings together clear, concise articles on 255 varieties of psychotherapy making it by far the best single overview of a complex and crowded field. Each article was written especially for this volume by a leading authority on that specific therapy; each article provides definitions of the therapy, its history, techniques and application. For the student, the therapist, the patient and the interested lay person. The Psychotherapy Guidebook is a vital charting of an area whose frontiers expanded beyond all previous imaginings. It is also a very interesting and readable book. Start by reading 12 therapies a day, every day.