`I wholeheartedly recommend this book to all therapists as enriching and interesting reading' - European Association for Transactional Analysis NewsletterOf all the approaches to therapy, transactional analysis is arguably one of those most suited to time-limited work. At a time when short-term therapy is increasingly dominant as a form of practice, Transactional Analysis Approaches to Brief Therapy provides an insightful guide which both informs and challenges.

PART ONE: TA AND SCHOOLS OF TA
Transactional Analysis as Brief Therapy - Ulrike M[um]uller and Keith Tudor
Brief Psychotherapy Using Psychoanalytic TA - Helena Hargaden
TA as a Short-Term Cognitive Therapy - Geoff Mothersole
Redecision Therapy as Brief Therapy - James R Allen and Barbara Ann Allen
Cathexis: Brief Therapy in a Residential Community - David Rawson
Integrating Views of TA Brief Therapy - Keith Tudor and Mark Widdowson
PART TWO: APPLICATIONS
The One Session Cure: On Becoming a Non-Smoker - Adrienne Lee
Short-term Therapy for Post-traumatic Stress - Steve Dennis

Keith Tudor is a Professor of Psychotherapy at Auckland University of Technology. He is author of Transactional Analysis Approaches to Brief Therapy (SAGE, 2001) and Group Counselling (SAGE, 1999).