Every journey to wellness and change is unique and personal. In this book, F. Michler Bishop offers a flexible yet structured eclectic, client-centered, and collaborative approach that is thoughtful and informed by a wealth of clinical experience. He demonstrates effectively how to bring together many diverse science- and practice-based strategies, from mindfulness to medication and ACT to acupuncture, to create a personalized approach to guide clients on their journey. Counselors and therapists can learn how this can work for them but, more importantly, how it can work for their clients.

Carlo DiClemente, PhD, ABPP, wmeritus professor of psychology, University of Maryland–Baltimore County

Finally, a book that, thinking about the well-being of the consultants/patients, integrates everything necessary to achieve it, separating psychological schools/models and integrating the important variables for the mental health of each person. If you want to know what the future of psychological therapy is, this is the book you have to read!

Minerva Cázares Escalera, MPC, founder and director, Centro de Psicología Cognitivo Conductual de Monterrey (Monterrey Cognitive Behavioral Psychology Center), Monterrey, Mexico

Bishop’s step-by-step guide could be used daily by newer psychotherapists, and as a trustworthy handbook by seasoned ones. As psychotherapy grapples with the realization that we need to move beyond schools of psychotherapy, specific guidance about how to do so has been scarce. Bishop takes up this challenge with a research-and principles-based guide that is oriented around the events that are likely to occur in almost every course of psychotherapy. The clinical examples, including dialogues showing a master clinician at work, illustrate options for addressing typical events, how to use a range of techniques, and how important scientific evidence from outside psychotherapy can be applied for the benefit of our clients. This book will help guide the way toward more integrative psychotherapy.

Tom Horvath, PhD, ABPP, president, Practical Recovery, California

Whether you are at the beginning of your career as a therapist or possess extensive clinical experience, this book holds the potential to answer the leitmotif question, 'What should I do next to help my clients in overcoming the challenges they face?' Dr. F. Michler Bishop presents us with a compendium that encompasses the most relevant therapy approaches, alongside an extensive collection of scientifically validated strategies. These resources can guide us in creating a personalized intervention plan. This book not only equips us with tools to aid our clients but also offers some practical self-care tips throughout this process. This is remarkable because, as therapists, we often become overly absorbed in our clients' issues. Modern Integrative Counseling and Psychotherapy: A Step-by-Step Approach is a valuable book that astonishes me with the complexity of the approach, the clarity of the writing, and the captivating way in which it is written.

Petronela Predatu, clinical psychologist and psychotherapist, Romania; PhD student, Babes-Bolyai University Cluj-Napoca

This book is a dream come true. It is an honest and open conversation with an experienced therapist who generously shares with you his secrets and lifehacks. It gives you the most important information for practice and answers the questions you wanted to ask, but have been afraid to: about self-disclosure, spirituality, medications, and integration techniques and models. For beginners, this book is a time and money saver because it provides the cornerstones for practice. For experienced therapists, it offers a fresh perspective on practicing therapy and new ways to improve.

Dimitri Frolov, MD, psychologist and psychotherapist, formerly based in Moscow, Russia

I haven’t encountered a book like this in my 50-plus years of studying and practicing psychology! It’s as though I was sitting in a comfortable spot, listening to wisdom born of wide study and long practice being spoken from the heart as directly and casually as one speaks to a good friend about things that really matter. With the voice of a seasoned, insightful, compassionate practitioner, Dr. Bishop openly states his aim, '…to help clients get back on track using a combination of activities, some of which are evidence-based, but some of which are not, at least not yet.' If you think you, or your students, could profit from such an experience, this book provides the opportunity.

Hank Robb, PhD, ABPP, fellow, Association of Contextual Behavioral Science; private practice, Portland, Oregon