The most popular psychotherapy books

Psychotherapy books are about healing through talking. Some explain methods such as cognitive behavioral therapy for people who want to help themselves, some are guides for practicing therapists, and some are case studies told from the consulting room. Worth reading whether you are in therapy, training or just curious.

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The Gift
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The Gift

Edith Eger

Published 2020

208 pages

I'm Ok, You're Ok
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I'm Ok, You're Ok

Thomas Anthony Harris

1973 · 2004 edition

304 pages

Escape from Freedom
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Escape from Freedom

Erich Fromm, Giancarlo Del Pino

Published 1976

305 pages

Dibs
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Dibs

Virginia Mae Axline

1971 · 1974 edition

220 pages

It's Not You
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It's Not You

Ramani Durvasula

Published 2024

333 pages

Totem and Taboo
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Totem and Taboo

Sigmund Freud

1989 · 2009 edition

280 pages

Ghost Girl
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Ghost Girl

Torey L. Hayden

Published 1992

320 pages

Waking the Tiger
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Waking the Tiger

Peter A. Levine, Ann Fredirick

1997 · 2025 edition

290 pages