The Talking Therapies offers a practical roadmap for clinicians and therapists. Drawing on the Contextual Modual Therapy Model (CMT), Dr Coral Brown presents a therapy approach that is as grounded in theory as it is in lived clinical experience. With decades of development behind it, this book offers mental health practitioners the tools to foster deep, relational changes within six sessions. Covering both the science and the art of therapy, Brown’s guidance helps clinicians manage performance anxieties, strengthen
interpersonal attunement and deliver effective interventions for a range of common presenting issues. This book goes beyond academic theory to address real-world challenges faced by therapists. Through detailed vignettes, session structures and targeted interventions, The Talking Therapies is essential reading for anyone seeking to deliver thoughtful, transformative care in a time-sensitive and resource-limited world.
Adjunct Professor Coral Brown is the former Assistant Director at Cairnmillar Institute where she worked for many years in management and as a clinician. She was instrumental in establishing the institute as a higher education provider and now plays an active role as a member of its Council and Human Research Ethics Committee. Dr Brown is a Fellow of the Australian Psychological Society and has lectured on therapy in Australia, the U.S.A. and Turkey. She currently consults, provides professional supervision, writes and mentors.
* The Talking Therapies presents an updated framework of Contextual Modular Therapy (CMT), originally pioneered by Emeritus Professor Francis Mcnab AM.
* Expanding on the first treatment manual ever published in Australia, this book offers a revised and highly relevant guide for therapeutic practice.
* This book informs the 65-year legacy of Cairnmillar Institute, renowned for excellence in psychology, counselling, education and psychotherapy training.
* Offers a concise six-session therapy model that integrates psychodynamic, interpersonal, cognitive and attachment theories.
* Includes practical tools for clinicians such as clear treatment plans, clinical vignettes, example dialogues and strategies for addressing loss, relationships, anxiety, depression, gambling and trauma.
* Ideal for students, interns and experienced practitioners, providing insight into performance anxiety, countertransference and interpersonal dynamics.
* Explains the process of therapeutic change across three distinct phases, guiding clinicians from first contact to treatment conclusion.
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