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The Single-Session Therapy Mindset: What to Keep in Mind and Implications for Practice

The Single-Session Therapy Mindset: What to Keep in Mind and Implications for Practice


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The Single-Session Therapy Mindset delivers a comprehensive view of the single-session therapy mindset and how it influences practice. In his most important book to date on single-session therapy, Windy Dryden gives a detailed exploration of the 50 elements of the single-session therapy mindset.

Each chapter outlines and discusses the conceptual part of a single-session therapy mindset element before discussing its implications for the practice of single-session therapy. Reflective of Windy Dryden’s professional experience and drawing on previous research, this book provides a fresh, original perspective exploring the ‘how’ and ‘what’ of single-session therapy.

A must-have resource for any single-session therapy practitioner.



Table of Contents:
  1. Keep in mind that your client may or may not know what SST is
  2. Keep in mind that you may see the client for one or more sessions. Be open to both possibilities
  3. Keep in mind that one session may be sufficient for the client
  4. Keep in mind that you need to use time wisely in SST
  5. Keep in mind that it is useful to invite your client to prepare for the session
  6. Keep in mind the importance of focusing on now and that change is possible now
  7. Keep in mind that you and your client should both be active in the session and collaborate with one another
  8. Keep in mind that it is possible to conduct a session without prior knowledge of the person. However, also keep in mind that your client may feel that, without you knowing certain things about them, you will not be able to help them.
  9. Keep in mind that not knowing is a key part of SST
  10. Keep in mind what you fail to keep in mind in SST
  11. Keep in mind that you should start therapy from the first moment, if possible
  12. Keep in mind that the session is complete in itself. It is not necessarily the prelude to anything
  13. Keep in mind that potentially, anyone can be helped in a single session. But also keep in mind that this does not mean that everybody will be helped
  14. Keep in mind that the client in front of you is a unique person, and not representative of a disorder
  15. Keep in mind that the client-therapist relationship can be established rapidly
  16. Keep in mind that it is critical that you are transparent with your client
  17. Keep in mind that the client is the expert in their own life. Thus, single-session therapy should be client-led
  18. Keep in mind that people are constantly changing
  19. Keep in mind that the client decides how much therapy they want
  20. Keep in mind that different clients will seek different forms of help from the session
  21. Keep in mind that you have plenty of time to do the work
  22. Keep in mind not to overload the client
  23. Keep in mind to keep your ego out of the way
  24. Keep in mind the importance of negotiating an end-of-session goal with the client
  25. Keep in mind the importance of co-creating a therapeutic focus and maintaining it once it has been created
  26. Keep in mind that, unless the client’s preference is to the contrary, a single-session therapy session requires a structure. It has a beginning, a middle and an end
  27. Keep in mind that a complex problem does not necessarily require a complex solution
  28. Keep in mind that your client has probably attempted to solve their problem before. Look for what has worked, even a little
  29. Keep in mind that the client has strengths, even though they may be hidden from view
  30. Keep in mind that the client probably has access to a range of potentially helpful external resources
  31. Keep in mind that if you expect change, it often happens.
  32. Keep in mind to focus first on what the client brings to the table
  33. Keep in mind the importance of offering the client the opportunity to hear what you can bring to the table if what is already on the table is insufficient to effect change
  34. Keep in mind to check to see if your client is discussing what they want to discuss
  35. Keep in mind that you will probably need to use different methods with different clients
  36. Keep in mind that it is important to remain hopeful and trust the client
  37. Keep in mind that if your client is seeking help for a problem, you will probably both need to be solution-focused
  38. Keep in mind the value of rehearsing a solution
  39. Keep in mind the value of action planning
  40. Keep in mind that all you may need to do is to get the client moving, and that small may be beautiful
  41. Keep in mind that change occurs in different forms
  42. Keep in mind the usefulness of asking your client to summarise the session as you reach the end of the session
  43. Keep in mind the helpfulness of encouraging your client to specify their takeaway(s) from the session
  44. Keep in mind the value of encouraging your client to generalize their learning, if possible
  45. Keep in mind that the benefits that your client derives from the session will be mainly achieved outside the session
  46. Keep in mind that the best time for your client to judge if they need more help is when they have had an opportunity to reflect on what they learned from the session, to digest this learning, to implement what they learned and to let time pass a little
  47. Keep in mind the importance of ending the session well so that the client leaves the session with their morale restored
  48. Keep in mind the value of taking nothing for granted in SST
  49. Keep in mind that it is OK if the client chooses to seek further help and it is OK if they don’t
  50. Keep in mind that every session provides you with the opportunity to develop as a single-session therapist


About the Author :

Windy Dryden is in part-time clinical and consultative practice and is an international authority on single-session therapy and rational emotive behaviour therapy. He has worked in psychotherapy for more than 50 years and is the author and editor of many books. This is his 300th.


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781041244295
  • Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
  • Publisher Imprint: Routledge
  • Height: 234 mm
  • No of Pages: 140
  • Weight: 500 gr
  • ISBN-10: 1041244290
  • Publisher Date: 02 Apr 2026
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Sub Title: What to Keep in Mind and Implications for Practice
  • Width: 156 mm


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