The third edition of Theoretical Models of Counseling and Psychotherapy provides a comprehensive overview of a variety of major counseling theories and focuses on the integration of different theoretical models. With new information on multiculturalism, diversity, and cutting-edge theories such as psychosynthesis, the book offers a detailed description of the philosophical basis for each theory as well as historical context and biographical information on each theory’s founder. Chapters include new case excerpts and clinical examples, and each chapter follows a consistent structure in its exploration of each theory’s features, including its approach to and ideas on personality development, human nature, the role of environment, the change process in therapy, and contributions and limitations to the mental health field. Theory-specific information on diagnosis, psychopharmacology, spirituality, and gender issues is also discussed, and the book is accompanied by a companion website where professors and students will find exercises and course material that will further deepen their understanding of counseling theory and allow them to easily bridge classroom study to future practice. 

Table of Contents:
1. Introduction
2. Psychoanalysis
3. Self Psychology
4. Adlerian Counseling–Individual Psychology
5.Existential Counseling
6. Person-Centered Counseling
7. Gestalt Counseling
8. Behavioral Counseling
9. Cognitive Counseling
10. Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy
11. Reality Therapy and Choice Theory
12. Constructivist Approaches
13. Systems Approaches
14. Integral Counseling: The Prepersonal, Personal, and Transpersonal in Self, Culture, and Nature