"This excellent compilation of the fundamentals of the various forms of psychotherapy attempts to bridge the gap between the available research evidence and the art of practicing therapy to help provide evidence-based, client-oriented therapy. To sum up, this book on child and adolescent therapy fulfills what it promises: 'intellectual rigor and practical application as equal and complementary objectives.'" (Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, March 2007)

"I was thoroughly impressed ... provides a good insight to the rationales and indications for different therapies for different child mental health presentations." (Community Care, July 2006)

This comprehensive text would prove beneficial to both newly qualified and highly experienced therapists, challenging the reader to think beyond their dominant therapeutic paradigm.... For new therapists, an excellent feature is the use of text boxes which provide examples of the language therapists can use when applying each technique, thus enabling new therapists to borrow the language of those more experienced until they have the opportunity to find their own style and therapeutic language....
A particular strength of the book is that it takes a presenting problem and provides the reader with information about how this problem could be addressed using a range of theoretical orientations and techniques.
I have found this book to be a useful not only in reinforcing and consolidating my existing knowledge and therapeutic techniques, but also in encouraging me to think about how I could address presenting problems using techniques from a range of other theoretical orientations. This book would make a very welcome and valuable addition to the bookshelf of any psychologist who works in a therapeutic context with children and adolescents."-- Melissa Oxlad, Associate Editor (Scientist-Practitioner.Com - online journal)