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Organized into two dynamic sections, the book first lays the foundation for effective brief work, addressing ethics, creativity, neuro-informed practice, and practical strategies that help clinicians work with clarity, intention, and efficiency. The second section brings theory to life, offering approaches thoughtfully adapted for short-term application, including dynamic and Adlerian models and contemporary modalities such as acceptance and commitment therapy, dialectical behavior therapy, and internal family systems. Written for both emerging counselors and seasoned practitioners, Brief Counseling: Principles and Practice fills a long-standing gap in counselor education and professional literature.
Caitlyn McKinzie Bennett is an Associate Professor of Counseling at Rollins College. She also serves as the Director of the Rollins College Cornell Counseling Clinic (CCC) whereby she provides supervision and guidance to graduate student interns who are providing brief counseling services to college student clients. Dr. Bennett also owns her own private practice where she works with individuals, couples, and relationships, through emotionally focused therapy (EFT), acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), and family systems therapeutic approaches. She has publication experience including work that focuses on using ACT to meet the developmental and emotional needs of transgender adolescents. Dr. Bennett has served as an editorial board member for the American College Counseling Association (ACCA). She is a licensed mental health counselor (LMHC), licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT) and qualified supervisor (QS) of Florida, a licensed professional counselor (LPC) of Texas, and a nationally certified counselor (NCC).
Chapter 1 Introduction of Brief Therapy Through a Multicultural and Social Justice Lens
Chapter 2 Practicing Brief Counseling: Tips and Tricks
Chapter 3 Ethics in Brief Counseling
Chapter 4 Neuroinformed Brief Therapies
Chapter 5 Creativity in Brief Counseling
Section II Brief Theories and Practice
Chapter 6 Brief Cultural Relational Therapy
Chapter 7 Brief Dynamic Therapy
Chapter 8 Brief Adlerian Therapy
Chapter 9 Solution Focused Therapy
Chapter 10 Brief Narrative Therapy
Chapter 11 Brief Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy
Chapter 12 Brief Internal Family Systems Therapy
Chapter 13 Brief Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
Chapter 14 Brief Dialectical Behavior Therapy
Chapter 15 Brief Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy