Windy Dryden is in clinical and consultative practice and is an international authority on Cognitive Behaviour Therapy. He is Emeritus Professor of Psychotherapeutic Studies at Goldsmiths, University of London. He has worked in psychotherapy for more than 40 years and is the author of over 225 books.

Preface

Acknowledgements

Part 1: Theory

1. What's in a name
2. Misconceptions about SST
3. People have the capacity to help themselves quickly
4. SST is based on providing help at the point of need rather than help at the point of availability
5. The SST mindset
6. The importance of expectations in SST
7. SST is a fusion between what the client brings to the process and what the therapist brings to the process
8. SST challenges therapists' cherished beliefs about therapy and change
9. What can be achieved from SST
10. The 'client criteria' question
11. What makes good SST therapists
12. For better or for worse: Context matters
13. The importance of the working alliance
14. From theory to practice I: Guidelines for good practice
15. From theory to practice II: What to avoid

Part 2: Practice

16. Overview: The process of SST
17. Making a decision about SST
18. Preparing for the session
19. Contracting
20. Getting started
21. Working with problems and goals
22. Creating and maintaining a session focus
23. Doing the work
24. Utilising client variables
25. Making an impact
26. Negotiating the solution
27. Practising the solution in the session
28. Bringing the session to a suitable end
29. Encouraging client reflection, digestion, action and decision
30. Following-through and following-up

References

Index