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In response to the realities of managed care, short-term therapy settings, and the urgent demand for accessible mental health services, this book showcases that, with brief counseling, less isn’t a limitation; it’s a strength. More than a collection of techniques, this book is a call to action that invites readers to champion equitable, client-centered, and time-sensitive care that meets clients where they are and responds to the demands of today’s counseling landscape. 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).
Preface
Introduction of Brief Counseling Through a Multicultural and Social Justice
Chapter 1: Practicing Brief Counseling: Tips and Tricks
Chapter 2: Ethics in Brief Counseling
Chapter 3: Neuro-informed Brief Therapies
Chapter 4: Creativity in Brief Counseling
Chapter 5: Brief Relational Cultural Theory
Chapter 6: Brief Dynamic Theory
Chapter 7: Brief Adlerian Therapy
Chapter 8: Solution-Focused Counseling
Chapter 9: Brief Narrative Therapy
Chapter 10: Brief Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy (EFCT)
Chapter 11: Internal Family Systems: Bringing the Parts Together to Heal the Whole
Chapter 12: Brief Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
Chapter 13: Brief Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
Chapter 14: Brief Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT) and Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT)