Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction to the core competencies in psychotherapy series / Brett N. Steenbarger, Roger P. Greenberg, and Mantosh J. Dewan -- Essential ingredients for successful psychotherapy : effect of common factors / Roger P. Greenberg -- Motivational Interviewing as a Brief Psychotherapy / Daniel J. Fischer, and Theresa B. Moyers -- Cognitive Therapy / Judith S. Beck, Peter J. Bieling, and Valerie V. Grant -- Behavior therapy : exposure therapy for anxiety disorders / Seth J. Gillihan, Elizabeth A. Hembree, and Edna B. Foa -- Solution-Focused Brief Therapy : Doing What Works / Brett N. Steenbarger -- Interpersonal Psychotherapy / Scott Stuart -- Time-Limited Dynamic Psychotherapy : An Integrative Perspective / Hanna Levenson -- Brief Couple Therapy / Donald H. Baucom, Norman B. Epstein and Laura J. Sullivan -- Combining Brief Psychotherapy and Medications / Mantosh J. Dewan -- Brief Psychotherapy From a Multicultural Perspective / Rubén J. Echemendía and Joél Núñez -- Evaluating Competence in Brief Psychotherapy / John Manring, Bernard Beitman and Mantosh J. Dewan -- Doing Therapy, Briefly : Overview and Synthesis / Brett N. Steenbarger, Roger P. Greenberg, and Mantosh J. Dewan.